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Introduction ...

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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Buffalo Springs: Buffalo Spgs. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Spngs. or Buffalo Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buffalo Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffalo Springs.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Buffalo Springs is located in Clay County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Cotton (OK), Jefferson (OK), Archer, Jack, Montague & Wichita.

Below are the counties that are near Buffalo Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffalo Springs:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Buffalo Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Joy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Joy is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Shannon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Bellevue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluegrove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Newport is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Henrietta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jolly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jolly is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Dean
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dean is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Archer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Windthorst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Scotland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Archer City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside City is located in Archer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
    • Anarene ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Anarene is located in Archer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anarene
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Postoak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Antelope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Jacksboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jermyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wizard Wells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Bob Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
    • Bryson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Bowie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
    • Fruitland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Ringgold
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Salona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Sunset
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
    • Montague
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Nocona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dye
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Park Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
    • Chico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Runaway Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Farmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmer is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Loving
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Terral
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Terral is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <1>
    • Fleetwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffalo Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Buffalo Springs.

Cemeteries Near Buffalo Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo Springs.

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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffalo Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.

  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Postoak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Shannon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bellevue.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1006873 <2>
  • Bluegrove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Branch Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Cullers Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Buffalo Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buffalo Springs.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.

  • Postoak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Newport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Bellevue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluegrove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Antelope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Antelope is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Bowie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bowie is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
  • Henrietta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Crafton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Crafton is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
  • Markley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Markley is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markley
  • Sunset
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Salona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
  • Jacksboro
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Jolly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jolly is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
    • Montague
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffalo Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo Springs.

Newspapers Published in Buffalo Springs ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Springs:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<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 Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.