Welcome to Buford ...

Buford is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Buford is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Buford is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Buford is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Buford is within the (325) area code.

Communities Also Named Buford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Buford: This one is located in Mitchell County and the other is located in El Paso County.

Beyond Texas, there are 15 communities that are also named Buford - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Buford ...

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

• Snyder
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Snyder is located in Scurry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <3>
• Colorado City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colorado City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
  • Colorado City is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado City <3>
• Roscoe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Nolan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>
• Loraine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loraine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
  • Loraine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loraine <3>
• Westbrook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <3>
• Dunn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Dunn is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <3>
• Cuthbert ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuthbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
  • Cuthbert is located in Mitchell County
• Ira
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Ira is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ira <3>
• Wastella ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wastella have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastella
  • Wastella is located in Nolan County
• Hermleigh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermleigh
  • Hermleigh is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermleigh <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buford ...

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

Adding Buford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buford 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 for Buford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Buford post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/