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Nearest Communities to Buffalo,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Buffalo, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Buffalo:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Buffalo is located in Wilson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilson County: Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho & Woodson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 78 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Buffalo. Of these communities, 60 are located in counties other than Wilson County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Buffalo (which is Wilson County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Buffalo

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Wilson County   (where Buffalo resides)
    • County Seat for Wilson:   Fredonia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Buffalo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Buffalo.
      • Roper
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rest
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
        • Rest is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Rest
        • From Buffalo to Rest
      • South Ridge ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
        • South Ridge is located in Wilson County
      • Benedict
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Guilford
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
        • Guilford is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Guilford
        • From Buffalo to Guilford
      • Vilas
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vilas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
        • Vilas is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Vilas
        • From Buffalo to Vilas
      • Benedict Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Middletown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
        • Middletown is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Middletown
        • From Buffalo to Middletown
      • Coyville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Altoona
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Fredonia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
        • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <5>
      • Buffville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffville
        • Buffville is located in Wilson County
        • Buffville has also been known as:
        • Buffsville
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • New Albany
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Hilford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
          • Hilford is located in Wilson County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Hilford
          • From Buffalo to Hilford
        • Neodesha
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
          • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <5>
        • Buxton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lafontaine
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Brooks
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
          • Brooks is located in Wilson County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Brooks
          • From Buffalo to Brooks
  • Allen County
    • County Website:   www.allencounty.org/
    • County Seat for Allen:   Iola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Buffalo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Buffalo.
      • Petrolia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
        • Petrolia is located in Allen County
      • Octagon City ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Humboldt
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Leanna
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
        • Leanna is located in Allen County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Leanna
        • From Buffalo to Leanna
      • Bassett
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
        • Bassett is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Iola
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
        • Iola is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <5>
      • Geneva
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Gas
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlyle
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • La Harpe
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elsmore
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Savonburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
        • Savonburg is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Anderson County
    • County Seat for Anderson:   Garnett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Buffalo   ...
      • Colony
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
        • Colony is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Coffey County
  • Elk County
    • County Seat for Elk:   Howard
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Buffalo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Buffalo.
      • Busby
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
        • Busby is located in Elk County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Busby
        • From Buffalo to Busby
      • Cave Springs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Upola
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
        • Upola is located in Elk County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Upola
        • From Buffalo to Upola
      • Fiat
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
        • Fiat is located in Elk County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Fiat
        • From Buffalo to Fiat
      • Oak Valley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood County
    • County Seat for Greenwood:   Eureka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Buffalo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Buffalo.
      • Fall River
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
        • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <5>
      • Quincy
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
        • Quincy is located in Greenwood County
      • Rocky Ford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Rocky Ford is located in Greenwood County
      • Neal
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Virgil
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
        • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
      • Climax
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
        • Climax is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Tonovay
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonovay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonovay
        • Tonovay is located in Greenwood County
      • Severy
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hilltop
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
        • Hilltop is located in Greenwood County
  • Labette County
    • County Website:   www.labettecounty.com/
    • County Seat for Labette:   Oswego
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Buffalo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Buffalo.
      • Morehead
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dennis
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fern
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
        • Fern is located in Labette County
      • Grove
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
        • Grove is located in Labette County
  • Montgomery County
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Independence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Buffalo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Buffalo.
      • Sycamore
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Crane
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
        • Crane is located in Montgomery County
      • Lehunt ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehunt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehunt
        • Lehunt is located in Montgomery County
  • Neosho County
    • County Seat for Neosho:   Erie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Buffalo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Buffalo.
      • Chanute
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Earlton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
        • Earlton is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Rollin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Thayer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Urbana
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
        • Urbana is located in Neosho County
      • Shaw
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
        • Shaw is located in Neosho County
      • Odense
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odense have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
        • Odense is located in Neosho County
      • Galesburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Erie
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
        • Erie is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
      • Kimball
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
        • Kimball is located in Neosho County
      • Stark
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
        • Stark is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Hayden
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
        • Hayden is located in Neosho County
  • Woodson County
    • County Website:   www.woodsoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Woodson:   Yates Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Buffalo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Buffalo.
      • North Ridge ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
        • North Ridge is located in Woodson County
      • Rose
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
        • Rose is located in Woodson County
      • Cookville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cookville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
        • Cookville is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cookville
        • From Buffalo to Cookville
      • Yates Center
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
        • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <5>
      • Durand
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Batesville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
        • Batesville is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Batesville
        • From Buffalo to Batesville
      • Athens
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
        • Athens is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Athens
        • From Buffalo to Athens
      • Hasty
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
        • Hasty is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hasty
        • From Buffalo to Hasty
      • Toronto
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
        • Toronto is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
      • Piqua
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vernon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Neosho Falls
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
        • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buffalo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buffalo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7100, Longitude: -95.6975    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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