Welcome to Buffalo ...

Buffalo is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffalo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

When the people of Buffalo refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Buffalonian<2>

Buffalo is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Buffalo ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Buffalo, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Buffalo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 57 communities that are also named Buffalo - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (3), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (4), Maine, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska (2), New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (5), Texas (4), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffalo.

Communities near Buffalo ...

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

• Bethel Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <5>
• Weirton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
• Steubenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <5>
• Washington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Canonsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <5>
• Carnegie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
  • Carnegie is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnegie <5>
• Bridgeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <5>
• Mingo Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <5>
• Follansbee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <5>
• Wellsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo ...

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

Adding Buffalo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buffalo 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 for Buffalo was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Buffalo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffalo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buffalo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/