Welcome to Buffalo Springs ...

Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buffalo Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Buffalo Springs is 580 feet [177 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 Nelson County and the other is located in Mecklenburg 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.

• Amherst
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amherst
  • From Buffalo Springs to Amherst
• Appomattox
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Appomattox
  • From Buffalo Springs to Appomattox
• Gladstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gladstone
  • From Buffalo Springs to Gladstone
• Bent Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
  • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bent Creek
  • From Buffalo Springs to Bent Creek
• New Glasgow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
  • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Glasgow
  • From Buffalo Springs to New Glasgow
• Colleen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
  • Colleen is located in Nelson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colleen
  • From Buffalo Springs to Colleen
• Shipman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
  • Shipman is located in Nelson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shipman
  • From Buffalo Springs to Shipman
• Walkers Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walkers Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
  • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walkers Ford
  • From Buffalo Springs to Walkers Ford
• Beckham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
  • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beckham
  • From Buffalo Springs to Beckham
• Mineral ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Appomattox 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 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 for Buffalo Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Buffalo Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/

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