Buffalo, Ohio County, Indiana

Buffalo
Unincorporated Community
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Coordinates: 39°01′14″N 84°53′02″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Ohio
Township	Randolph
Elevation [1]	486 ft (148 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Eastern (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	47001
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	431769[1]

Buffalo (also known as French) is an unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

The post office which once operated in Buffalo was called French.[2] This post office opened in 1897, and was discontinued in 1905.[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo, Ohio County, Indiana
2. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office called French was established here...
3. "Ohio County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2015.