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Welcome to Buffalo Springs ...

Buffalo Springs is located in Grainger County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Springs: Buffalo Spgs. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Spngs. or Buffalo Sprngs.)

Buffalo Springs is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Buffalo Springs: 865

Communities Also Named Buffalo Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Buffalo Springs - they are located in Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas (4) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Buffalo Springs ...

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

  • Kodak
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cook Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
  • Morristown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dyers Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
  • Jefferson City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
  • Kings Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
  • Dandridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bean Station
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beans
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beans is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Grainger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buffalo Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.