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Welcome to Buffalo Valley ...

Buffalo Valley is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffalo Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Valley: Buffalo Vly. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Vally. or Buffalo Vlly.)

Buffalo Valley is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buffalo Valley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Buffalo Valley and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Buffalo Valley: 931

The ZIP code for Buffalo Valley: 38548<3>

Communities Also Named Buffalo Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Buffalo Valley: This one is located in Putnam County and the other is located in Lewis County.

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

Communities near Buffalo Valley ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Cookeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Difficult
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Temperance Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Smithville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Carthage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • White Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buffalo Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo Valley ...

Looking for more information about Buffalo Valley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buffalo Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buffalo Valley.

Adding Buffalo Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buffalo Valley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Buffalo Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Buffalo Valley post office opened in 1868.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffalo Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buffalo Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Buffalo Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Buffalo Valley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/