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Buffalo Grove, Illinois

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Buffalo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61064. The Survey maps it on the Polo quadrangle.

Buffalo Grove within Ogle County

On record in Buffalo Grove

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 9 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Buffalo township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.

From The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878 - Buffalo Township

Kauffman Benjamin

Farmer ; Sec. 24 ; P. 0. Polo ; son of John and Martha Kauffman ; born in Huntingdon Co., Pa., March 14, 1840 ; in Sept., 1861, he enlisted in Co. H. 87th Pa. Y. I. ; served three years ; wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Bunker Hill, Va., June 13. 1863; was prisoner 108 days at Belle Isle, Richmond ; when he was paroled he went to Annapolis, and rejoined his regiment at Brandy Station ; was in the battles of the Wilderness, Cold Harbor and all the principal engagements of the Army of the Potomac under General Grant, until July 6, 1864 ; from Petersburg he then went to Baltimore and Frederick City; was at the battle of Monocacy Junction, July 9, 1864; after being stationed at various places, was in the battles under Gen.

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In the county-history sources

24,245 words on this township

The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878 names this settlement in its chapter on Buffalo Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

AXDERSOX AROIiD T. Farmer and Stock Raiser ; Polo ; son of George A., of Virginia, and Elizabeth Freeman, of New Jersey ; was born in Crawford Co., Pa., in 1825 ; came to Buffalo Grove in the Spring of 1848 ; commenced farming on forty acres, on Sec. 22 ; at the present time, he has the following real estate : 320 acres on Sec. 27, 160 acres on Sec. 3, 320 acres on Sec. 20, 280 acres on Sec. 26, besides 1,120 acres in Lee Co., 111.; has dealt in stock extensively; commenced the

Passage source: The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878.

CUSHMAIV CHARIiES F. Re tired Farmer ; P. 0. Polo ; son of Salmon and Phila Cushman ; was born Oct. 24, 1811, in Georgia, Franklin Co., Vt.; came West May, 1836 ; and in the Spring of 1837, located on a farm of 160 acres, in Sec. 1, Tp. 23, Range 7, in Buffalo Grove, Ogle County ; here Mr. C. lived for thirty years, until 1870, he disposed of his farm and moved to Polo, where he now resides, having retired from active labor. In Nov. 2, 1837, he married Miss Mary Waterbury, daughter of John and Phoebe Waterbury, who became residents of Buffalo Grove in the Autumn of 1836 ; they have four children - Harriet W. (now Mrs. Cram, of Webster Co., Iowa); Edwin S., John W. and Phila S., of Polo. The sons enlisted in the 92d I. V. r., which became a mounted regiment, carrying Spencer's rifles, and was attached to Col. Wilder's Brigade, and served with him about one year, afterward was attached to the Cavalry Divi-

Passage source: The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878.

FEARER WM. L.. Farmer ; Sec. 12 ; P. 0. Polo ; owns 200 acres in Sec. 12, 10 acres in Pine Creek Township ; born in Alleghany Co , Md., Nov. 18, 1829; came to Bureau Co., Ill, near Princeton, in Fall of 1837; lived there until Spring of 1843, when he removed to Pine Creek Township, Ogle Co.; lived there till 1866; came to present location, where he resided till Spring of 1871, when he removed to Polo, where he resided two years; then returned to his farm,where he has resided ever since; was Township School Trustee in Pine Creek ; Supervisor in 1871, of Buffalo Tp.; Assistant Supervisor from 1873 to date ; just elected to fill same position ; School Director for many years in Pine Creek and Buffalo Townships ; married Mary Coflfman, Nov. 18, 1852 ; she was born in Washington Co., Md., May 9, 1836 ; they have had ten children ; two died in infancy ; the living are - Sarah E., born Oct. 21, 1858 ; Minnie, Aug. 2, 1860; John A., Nov. 3, 1862 ; Lewis D., July 9, 1862; William C, Sept. 12, 1868; Charles S., May 25, 1870; Emma, Sept. 11, 1871, and Parker H., Jan. 2, 1873.

Passage source: The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878.

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Read the whole chapter on Buffalo Township - it names this place 24 more 24 times.

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Buffalo Grove: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pine Creek RockLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Graehling QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Reid QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Shank QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ogle County

Storms near this place

5 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buffalo Grove in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2008Thunderstorm WindBuffalo Grove$50,000A large recreational vehicle was destroyed when half of a large tree fell on it near the intersection of Freeport and Milledgeville Roads.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindBuffalo Grove$5,000The roof of a hog house was blown off along Eagle Point Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBuffalo Grove-A large tree limb was blown down blocking Milledgeville Road.
August 2022Flash FloodBuffalo Grove-Standing water was reported in the Polo Fire Protection District Fire Station with knee deep water outside in the yard. Two roads were closed due to flooding. Basement flooding affected 35 houses. Measured rainfall of 5.50 inches was reported in Polo with 3.50 inches falling in just 100 minutes.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindBuffalo Grove-Widespread wind damage was reported in Polo.

Every storm recorded in Ogle County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Polo0.9 miles11
Eagle Point4.8 miles11
Stratford5.6 miles12
Haldane5.7 miles14
Pennsylvania Corners6.0 miles12
Woosung6.1 miles11
Maryland6.4 miles14
Brookville6.6 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1808190. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.