Welcome to Buford ...

Buford is located in Ohio County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Buford is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The area code for Buford: (270)

Communities Also Named Buford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Buford - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Buford ...

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

• Owensboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <3>
• Beaver Dam
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <3>
• Hartford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
• Livermore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <3>
• Calhoun
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <3>
• Whitesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <3>
• Fordsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <3>
• Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <3>
• Sacramento
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <3>
• Centertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centertown is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people

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 Buford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buford. 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 Buford.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buford ...

Looking for more information about Buford? 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 Buford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buford.

Adding Buford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buford 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 Buford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Buford post office opened in 1849.

We also found Buford in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/