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Welcome to Buford ...

Buford is located in Williams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Buford is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Buford is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Buford: 701

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, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, 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.

  • Fairview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Alexander
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bainville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dore is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
  • Trenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartwright
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Harding
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Harding is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Charbonneau
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
  • Williston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sidney
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sidney is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <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 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 (so far) for Buford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Williams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.