Welcome to Buffington ...

Buffington is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Buffington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Buffington is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Buffington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Buffington (for example, toward Michiana (MI)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Buffington is within the boundaries of the (219) area code.

Communities Also Named Buffington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Buffington - they are located in Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffington.

Communities near Buffington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buffington.

• Chicago
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <4>
• Hammond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Gary
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
• Oak Lawn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
• Portage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Calumet City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet City
  • Calumet City is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet City <4>
• Merrillville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <4>
• Crown Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <4>
• Chicago Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Heights
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <4>
• Schererville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Schererville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buffington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buffington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buffington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffington. See our Newspapers Page for Buffington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffington ...

Looking for more information about Buffington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Buffington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buffington.

Adding Buffington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buffington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buffington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Buffington post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buffington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov