Buffalo Run is a stream located entirely within Ritchie County, West Virginia.[1]
Buffalo Run was so named by Native Americans after the buffalo, which was hunted in the area until the 1790s.[2]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo Run
- ^ Cox, William J. (Feb 22, 1979). "County placenames among most colorful, imaginative in country". The Pennsboro News. p. 2. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
39°08′01″N 81°16′40″W / 39.13361°N 81.27778°W