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Buffaloville, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°05′51″N 86°57′55″W / 38.09750°N 86.96528°W / 38.09750; -86.96528
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Buffaloville, Indiana
Buffaloville is located in Indiana
Buffaloville
Buffaloville
Buffaloville is located in the United States
Buffaloville
Buffaloville
Coordinates: 38°05′51″N 86°57′55″W / 38.09750°N 86.96528°W / 38.09750; -86.96528
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
TownshipClay
Elevation453 ft (138 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47550
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID431777[1]

Buffaloville is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Buffaloville was formerly called Buffalo.[2] The town was laid out in 1860 as Buffalo.[3] 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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffaloville, Indiana
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 373.
  4. ^ "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 4, 2015.