Buford, Ohio
Buford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States.[3] The population was 306 at the 2020 census. It once had a post office, with the ZIP code 45110.[4] The current ZIP code 45171 is for nearby Sardinia.
Buford, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 39°4′38″N 83°50′36″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Highland |
Township | Clay |
Area | |
• Total | 1.48 sq mi (3.84 km2) |
• Land | 1.48 sq mi (3.84 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 959 ft (292 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 306 |
• Density | 206.34/sq mi (79.66/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 45171 |
Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
FIPS code | 39-10156[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1038503[3] |
History
Buford was platted in 1834, and named after the maiden name of the wife of a first settler.[5]
Geography
Buford lies in southwestern Highland County at the intersection of State Routes 134, 138, and 321. Route 134 leads north 12 miles (19 km) to Lynchburg and south 5 miles (8 km) to Sardinia. Route 138 leads northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Hillsboro, the Highland county seat, while Route 321 leads southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Mowrystown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Buford CDP has a total area of 1.48 square miles (3.84 km2), all of it recorded as land.[2]
Notable people
- Edmund Wittenmyer, U.S. Army major general[7]
Gallery
- Buford community sign
- Intersection of State Routes 134 and 138
- Clay Township Meeting Hall and Fire Station #66
- Clay Township Community Park (formerly Buford Elementary and High School)
- Buford Church of Christ
- Buford Community Church
- Buford Cemetery
- Bicentennial Corner Marker
References
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Buford CDP, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buford, Ohio
- USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 21.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy (June 11, 1937). Sixty-Eighth Annual Report. Newburgh, NY: The Moore Printing Company. p. 145 – via United States Military Academy Library.