Buffaloville, Indiana

Buffaloville
Unincorporated community
Buffaloville
Buffaloville
Coordinates: 38°05′51″N 86°57′55″W / 38.09750°N 86.96528°W / 38.09750; -86.96528Coordinates: 38°05′51″N 86°57′55″W / 38.09750°N 86.96528°W / 38.09750; -86.96528
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Township Clay
Elevation[1] 452 ft (138 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 47550
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 431777

Buffaloville is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Buffaloville was formerly called Buffalo.[3] The town was laid out in 1860 as Buffalo.[4] A post office was established in 1860 as Buffalo, the post office was renamed that same year to Buffaloville, and the post office was discontinued in 1982.[5]

Geography

Buffaloville is located at 38°05′51″N 86°57′55″W / 38.09750°N 86.96528°W / 38.09750; -86.96528.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. "Buffaloville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...the name was changed to Buffaloville.
  4. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 373.
  5. "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 October 2015.


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