Buffaloville is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
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
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffaloville, Indiana
- ^ 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.
- ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 373.
- ^ "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
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