Welcome to Buford Heights ...

Buford Heights is located in Cherokee County<1>.

The location of Buford Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Buford Heights: Buford Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Buford Heights is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Buford Heights: (864)

Communities near Buford Heights ...

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

• Spartanburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
  • Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <4>
• Shelby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
• Forest City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
• Boiling Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <4>
• Pacolet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
• Cowpens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
• Blacksburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
• Chesnee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
  • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <4>
• Ellenboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
  • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <4>
• Jonesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buford Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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