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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 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.

Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock 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 Lubbock County: Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lynn & Terry.

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:

  • Lubbock 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.
    • Ransom Canyon
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Posey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Posey is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Canyon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Canyon is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
    • Slaton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitalou
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
    • Idalou
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lubbock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
    • New Deal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Slide
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Slide is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
    • Becton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Becton is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
    • Wolfforth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Crosby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Lorenzo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Savage ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Savage is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
    • Estacado ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Estacado is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
    • Cap Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cap Rock is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Rock
    • Owens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Owens is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
    • Ralls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Farmer is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Canyon Valley is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
    • Cone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crosbyton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Garza County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Southland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Southland is located in Garza County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
    • Close City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Close City is located in Garza County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close City
      • Close City has also been known as:
      • Ragtown
    • Post
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Post is located in Garza County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post <1>
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Abernathy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Hockley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Smyer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Roundup
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Roundup is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
    • Ropesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Lynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Springs, with the one closest to Buffalo Springs listed first.
    • Wilson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wayside ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wayside is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • New Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • New Lynn ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • New Lynn is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lynn
    • Tahoka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Grassland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Grassland is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland

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.

  • West Englewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Englewood Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Slaton.
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Englewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Slaton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3441 <2>
  • City of Lubbock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Lubbock Cemetery
    • The City of Lubbock Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Lubbock City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151541 <2>
  • Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Idalou Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • West Side Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Side Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Lorenzo.
    • The West Side Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mount Pleasant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4942 <2>
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lorenzo Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lorenzo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Lorenzo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4943 <2>
  • Green Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3923 <2>
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Southland.
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Southland Resthaven Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6328 <2>
  • Estacado Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Emma Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emma Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Ralls.
      • The Emma Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Emma Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172063 <2>
    • Becton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ralls Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ralls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ralls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #229638 <2>

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.

  • Lubbock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Estacado ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Estacado is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
  • Cone
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grassland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Grassland is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland

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 55 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 28 miles [45.1 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.