Buffaloville, Indiana

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

Buffaloville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Buffaloville
Buffaloville
Coordinates: 38°05′51″N 86°57′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
TownshipClay
Elevation
[1]
453 ft (138 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47550
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID431777

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.[2]

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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