Buford, Ohio

Buford, Ohio
Census-designated place
Location of Buford, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°04′19″N83°50′21″W / 39.07194°N 83.83917°W / 39.07194; -83.83917
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Highland
Township	Clay
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	965 ft (294 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 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2628870 [2]

Buford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States. ^[2] 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.

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. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	306		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Notable people

• Edmund Wittenmyer, U.S. Army major general ^[7]

Gallery

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  Buford community sign
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  Intersection of State Routes 134 and 138
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  Clay Township Meeting Hall and Fire Station #66
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  Clay Township Community Park (formerly Buford Elementary and High School)
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  Buford Church of Christ
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  Buford Community Church
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  Buford Cemetery
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  Bicentennial Corner Marker

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buford, Ohio
3. "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.
4. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
5. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 21.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. 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.