Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Buffalo (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Buffalo. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Buffalo is located in Cherokee County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Cleveland (NC), Rutherford (NC), Spartanburg, Union & York.
Below are the counties that are near Buffalo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffalo:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Buffalo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Blacksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chester County
- Cabal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Cowpens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Pacolet Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Drayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Stone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Jonesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Kelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Lockhart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bonham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Clover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Filbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McConnells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Wylie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Burke County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Camp Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Catawba County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Banoak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Cooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Earl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Brittain Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Patterson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Village Square Townhouses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Townhouses
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Perry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Cherryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dellview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Bessemer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- South Gastonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Gastonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Ranlo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- High Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Lowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Crouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Hulls Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Lincolnton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Six Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Caroleen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Ellenboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Mush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Harris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Alexander Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Bostic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Washburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffalo, see our County-by-County Page for Buffalo.
Cemeteries Near Buffalo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buffalo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffalo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Buffalo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sarratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Faith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Huskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Christian Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sandpit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mikes Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Buffalo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buffalo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Earl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Blacksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <1>
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Kings Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lattimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Stubbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffalo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo.
Newspapers Published in Buffalo ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buffalo:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- York County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Rutherford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buffalo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |