Buffalo’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Buffalo. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBuffalo is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 4,415 at the 2020 census, down from 4,585 at the 2010 census. The city had experienced an economic boom due to methane production from the coal bed methane extraction method used in the Powder River Basin and surrounding areas. With the decline of methane production, Buffalo's population has stabilized since the 2010 Census. Even though energy is a vital part of its economy, agriculture, tourism, and recreation are three other major components. Buffalo is located at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains. The city is located almost equidistant between Yellowstone National Park and Mount Rushmor…
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 4,585 to 4,415 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1974.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Buffalo yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Buffalo’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Buffalo’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFounders of Buffalo 1912, 1912: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Buffalo, decade by decade
1950s
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Founders of Buffalo 1912 (1912) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.