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Our Genealogy Helper

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 (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. 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.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 is located in Coleman 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 Coleman County: Brown, Callahan, Concho, McCulloch, Runnels & Taylor.

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

  • Coleman County     (The home county of Buffalo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
    • Santa Anna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Burkett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Trickham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Valera
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Whon ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Whon is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
    • Gouldbusk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Voss
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Novice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Talpa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fry is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Bangs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Brownwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
    • Brownwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Early
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Cross Cut
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
    • Brookesmith
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • May
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Blanket
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Keys Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
  • Callahan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
    • Cross Plains
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Rowden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
  • Comanche County
  • Eastland County
    • Rising Star
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • McCulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
    • Milburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Waldrip
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Buffalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • San Saba County
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt

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

Cemeteries Near Buffalo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mud Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mukewater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Panther Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Point Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Thrifty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Thrifty is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
  • Bangs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Anna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coleman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Trickham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Brownwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Burkett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ricker ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Cross Cut
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Valera
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • May
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Indian Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Silver Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
    • Pioneer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pioneer is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer

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

Newspapers Published in Buffalo ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo.

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 websites either 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:

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>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.