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 Bend (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 Bend. 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 Bend ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buffalo Bend: Buffalo Bnd.
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 doctors 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 Bend is located in Rockbridge County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rockbridge County: Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Buffalo Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffalo Bend:
- Rockbridge County (The home county of Buffalo Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Buffalo Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Fancy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- East Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Greenlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Natural Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Kerrs Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Griffith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Iron Gate
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Clifton Forge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Selma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Low Moor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rich Patch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Forks of Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Allwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pedlar Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Sandidges
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Lowesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Monitor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Winesap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Amherst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coolwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Sweet Briar Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Madison Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Steeles Tavern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Spottswood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Craigsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Middlebrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Millboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yost
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Bath Alum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Carloover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Healing Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Mitchelltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Warm Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Waugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Coleman Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Abert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Cifax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Peaksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Boonsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Goode
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lowry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Villamont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Rocky Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Salt Petre Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Buchanan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Springwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Gala
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Glen Wilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Haden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Lithia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Strom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Fincastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oriskany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Powhatan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Bedford Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Covington City
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Lavino Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lynchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Massies Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Tyro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Bryant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Colleen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffalo Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Buffalo Bend.
Cemeteries Near Buffalo Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo Bend.
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 Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffalo Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Falling Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Lidia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Presbyterian Cemetery
- Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158181 <2>
- Diamond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salling Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Monmouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buffalo Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Bend, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Buffalo Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Fancy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Murat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murat is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Balcony Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcony Falls
- South River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South River is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Natural Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collierstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collierstown is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierstown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gilmore Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Mills
- Snowden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snowden is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffalo Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo Bend.
Newspapers Published in Buffalo Bend ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo Bend, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo Bend.
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 Bend:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Rockbridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Amherst County
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Covington City
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Bend, 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 from Point A (ie- Buffalo Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |