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Welcome to Buffington ...

Buffington is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Buffington is located in Stoddard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Buffington is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Buffington: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Buffington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Buffington - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, 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.

  • Sikeston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dexter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • New Madrid
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bernie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oran
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Oran is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <4>
  • Lilbourn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Miner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Miner is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Morehouse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Bertrand
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 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 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 (so far) for Buffington was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Stoddard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buffington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Buffington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Buffington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.