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Welcome to Buffalo Springs ...

Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffalo Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Springs: Buffalo Spgs. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Spngs. or Buffalo Sprngs.)

Buffalo Springs is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Buffalo Springs: 434

Communities Also Named Buffalo Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Buffalo Springs: This one is located in Mecklenburg County and the other is located in Nelson County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 10 communities that are also named Buffalo Springs - they are located in Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas (4).

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

Communities near Buffalo Springs ...

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

  • South Boston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Chase City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Halifax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stovall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Boydton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Clover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Virgilina
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Averett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buffalo Springs ...

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

Adding Buffalo Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buffalo Springs 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 (so far) for Buffalo Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Buffalo Springs post office opened in 1874. The Buffalo Springs post office closed in 1953.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buffalo Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/