Welcome to Buford Heights ...
Buford Heights is located in Cherokee County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Buford Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Buford Heights: 864 & 821<3>
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)
- 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)
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pacolet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cowpens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chesnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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.<5> 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)
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buford Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Buford Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Buford Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |