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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Buffalo Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buffalo Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buffalo Ridge, please Contact Us.
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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Buffalo Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Buffaloridge.
- A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Ridge: Buffalo Rdg. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Rdge. or Buffalo Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buffalo Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffalo Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Buffalo Ridge is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan & Unicoi.
Below are the counties that are near Buffalo Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffalo Ridge:
- Washington County (The home county of Buffalo Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Gray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Flourville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Spurgeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Camelot Two
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- North Johnson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Austin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Jonesborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <2>
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Watauga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Biltmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gap Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Woodby Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Tolley Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Fish Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Milburnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Jearoldstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Rheatown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Horse Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Afton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Bolton Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Rotherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Green Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Block City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Church Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Blossom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Frisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Waycross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- New Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Butler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Norris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Fordtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Colby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Piney Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Lella ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Sac ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Childress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Borden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpus Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Erwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Limestone Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Clear Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Madison County (NC)
- Allegheny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Richlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Buladean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Relief
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Huntdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Tipton Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Bakersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Sioux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Day Book
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Higgins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Green Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffalo Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Buffalo Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Buffalo Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffalo Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Buffalo Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gresham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shipley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hales Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Madin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keebler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weyland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (954 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keefauver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Buffalo Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buffalo Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Keebler Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
- February
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- February is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for February
- Flourville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Fordtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Boring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Jonesborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <2>
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Austin Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Colby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffalo Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Buffalo Ridge ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo Ridge, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Greene County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Madison County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buffalo Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |