Welcome to Buffalo Ridge ...

Buffalo Ridge is located in Patrick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffalo Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Ridge: Buffalo Rdg. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Rdge. or Buffalo Ridg.)

Buffalo Ridge is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buffalo Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Buffalo Ridge: 276

Communities Also Named Buffalo Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Buffalo Ridge - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Buffalo Ridge ...

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

• Stuart
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <3>
• Floyd
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <3>
• Charity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Charity is located in Patrick County
• Patrick Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Springs
  • Patrick Springs is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick Springs <3>
• Meadows of Dan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Dan
  • Meadows of Dan is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadows of Dan <3>
• Critz
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critz
  • Critz is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Critz <3>
• Haycock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haycock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
  • Haycock is located in Floyd County
• Dodson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dodson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Dodson is located in Patrick County
• Peters Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
  • Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
• Stella
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Stella is located in Patrick County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo Ridge ...

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

Adding Buffalo Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Buffalo Ridge post office opened in 1872.

We also found Buffalo Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buffalo Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/