BlockBuffalo, Indiana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Randolph Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47001. It lies near Thuermer Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Aurora quadrangle. It stands 489 feet above sea level.
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.
- Speakman-Miller-Kittle Farmlisted 2023 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1915 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Buffalo: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| D & M Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laughery Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O'Day Excavating & Gravel Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Petersburg Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Shor | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hartford | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Rising Sun | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cofield Corner | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Milton | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Norths Landing | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Downey Corner | 8.8 miles | 8 | |
| Bascom Corner | 8.9 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Buffalo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21197773 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 431769. 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.