Welcome to Buffalo Meadows ...
So far, we found very little information about Buffalo Meadows. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buffalo Meadows to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buffalo Meadows, please Contact Us.
Buffalo Meadows would have been located within present day Washoe County<2>.
Buffalo Meadows was founded in 1865.
A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Meadows: Buffalo Mdws.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Buffalo Meadows is 3,900 feet [1,189 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Buffalo Meadows is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Buffalo Meadows was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Buffalo Meadows was located: 775
Communities near Buffalo Meadows ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Buffalo Meadows.
- Deep Hole ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Empire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <5>
- Gerlach - Empire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlach - Empire
- Gerlach - Empire is located in Washoe County
- Gerlach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlach
- Gerlach is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerlach <5>
- Karlo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buffalo Meadows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buffalo Meadows.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buffalo Meadows. 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 Meadows.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Meadows. See our Newspapers Page for Buffalo Meadows.
Adding Buffalo Meadows to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Buffalo Meadows in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buffalo Meadows was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Buffalo Meadows post office opened in 1879.
We also found Buffalo Meadows in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffalo Meadows.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buffalo Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Washoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buffalo Meadows - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |