The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Buffalo was founded in 1867. It took its name from Buffalo Creek, which was named after the American bison, commonly known as the buffalo.
The first store in Buffalo opened in 1869 and the first hotel in 1870. Buffalo experienced growth in 1886 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad was built through it. Buffalo was incorporated as a city in 1898.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Buffalo is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Buffalo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Brush Creek Bridge in Verdigris, 11.1 miles away.
Buffalo and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Buffalo
Brush Creek BridgeVerdigris · Built 193011.1miStockbrands and Kemmerer Department StoreYates Center · Built 190412miWoodson County CourthouseYates Center · Built 189912.1miYates Center Carnegie LibraryYates Center · Built 191212.2miYates Center Courthouse Square Historic DistrictYates Center · District12.6mi
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Brush Creek Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Buffalo?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Buffalo’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.