BlockBuffalo, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the La Fayette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36862. The Survey maps it on the Lafayette quadrangle.
On record in Buffalo
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Ernest McCarty Oliver Houselisted 1974 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1907 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
112 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Buffalo between 1994 and 2020, burning about 668 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | WEST SIDE OF COOSA RIVER, AL |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190929-7 |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-15 |
| 18 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120912-002 |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buffalo in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Buffalo | $5,000 | A tornado touched down 2 miles southeast of White Plains, along CR 225, where it downed several trees and caused major damage to a single family home. The tornado moved east northeast and crossed CR 178 and 176 where numerous trees were knocked down. The tornado crossed CR 222 and lifted near CR 267 where additional trees were knocked down. Damage along the path was consistent with an EF1 rating with winds up to 110 mph. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | A large tree fell on two cars at a residence north of Lafayette. |
| October 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Buffalo | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Chambers County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. A brief weak tornado touched down along County Road 92 northeast of Lafayette and tracked northeast before ending along County Road 176. Several pine trees were uprooted or leaning on both sides of County Road 92. A hardwood tree was uprooted along County Road 176 where the tornado dissipated. A weak TDS was detected in association with this tornado. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rollins | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| White Plains | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lafayette | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Wards Mill | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Chapel Hill | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Marcoot | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Penton | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Denson | 5.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 115154. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.