Welcome to Buffalo Cove ...

Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffalo Cove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Cove: Buffalo Cv.

Buffalo Cove is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buffalo Cove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Buffalo Cove: 828

Communities near Buffalo Cove ...

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

• Boone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <3>
• Lenoir
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
  • Former name for Lenoir:
  • Tucker's Barn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <3>
• Sawmills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
• Gamewell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
• Hudson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
  • Former name for Hudson:
  • Hudsonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Cajah's Mountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
• Blowing Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <3>
• Banner Elk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Banner Elk is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Elk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner Elk <3>
• Cedar Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
  • Cedar Rock village
• Seven Devils
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Seven Devils is located in Avery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Devils
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Devils <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo Cove ...

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

Adding Buffalo Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buffalo Cove 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 Buffalo Cove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Buffalo Cove post office opened in 1876. The Buffalo Cove post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffalo Cove.