The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Buffalo was platted in 1841, and named after a Buffalo Skull marker that was erected at the (now) 65 and 32 highway intersection, the native home of a first settler. A post office called Buffalo has been in operation since 1846.
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Start Buffalo’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Buffalo’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Buffalo, decade by decade
2000
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 Bennett Spring State Park Shelter House and Water Gauge Station in Bennett Springs, 14 miles away.
Buffalo and the nearest listed places
Closest to Buffalo
Bolivar Public LibraryBolivar · Built 191517.3miFirst National BankBolivar · Building17.4miNorth Ward SchoolBolivar · Structure17.5miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.