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Do you know of Buffalo Ford ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Buffalo Ford. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Buffalo Ford.<1>

Our sources for Buffalo Ford (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Buffalo Ford other than they indicate that Buffalo Ford would be found somewhere in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Communities Also Named Buffalo Ford ...

We found two communities that share the name Buffalo Ford.

Within North Carolina, the name Buffalo Ford is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Buffalo Ford [Washington County].
    • Wyoming
      • Park County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Buffalo Ford [Park County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Buffalo Ford ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Buffalo Ford:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Buffalo Ford - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

More Orphans in  Randolph County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Randolph County.

AconiteKemp's Mills
Asheboro SouthKildee
Asheboro West 
 Lanesville
BalfoursLassiter's Mills
BombayLevel Plains
Brower's MillsLineberry
BrownLytton
Brunswick 
BullaMarley's Mills
BunchMaud
Bush HillMillikan
 Moffitt
CapeMoffitts Mills
CarawayMullen
Coles StoreMurrow
Cox 
CrottsNew Salem
  
DefiancePlanters
Derrick 
DeweyQuinine
Dogwood Acres 
 Rachel
EdenRalph
EmpireRandleman Junction
ErectRandolph
 Reed Creek
FloraRush
Flower Hill 
Fork CreekSalem Church
Foust's MillsSandy Creek
FrenchSawyersville
FullersScience Hill
 Soapstone Mountain
GladesboroSol
 Spero
HenlySpokane
HockettStone Lick
HollyStrieby
Hoover Hill 
HoyleTrinity College
  
InstituteWestmont
 Wheatmore
Jacksons CreekWhite House
 Whynot
KanoyWoodford

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.









 

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