Map of Buffalo town, West Virginia

Buffalo is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Kanawha River. The population was 1,211 at the time of the 2020 census It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.

Buffalo town overview:
Name:	Buffalo town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	West Virginia
County:	Putnam County
Elevation:	568 ft (173 m)
Total Area:	1.65 sq mi (4.26 km²)
Land Area:	1.40 sq mi (3.63 km²)
Water Area:	0.25 sq mi (0.64 km²)
Total Population:	1,211
Population Density:	900.00/sq mi (347.52/km²)
ZIP code:	25033
Area code:	304
FIPS code:	5411284
GNISfeature ID:	1536615
Website:	buffalo.wv.gov

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History

Along with numerous sites in the Kanawha River Valley, Buffalo was originally settled by waves of ancient cultures of prehistoric indigenous peoples. Clovis points indicate the presence of inhabitants more than 10,000 years ago. One of the last cultures, that of the Fort Ancient people, had a few villages such as Buffalo and Marmet that survived into the time of European exploration.

Historic tribes such as the Huron, from the Great Lakes region, and the Conoy (also spelled Conois and Kanawha) were driven out of the central valley by Iroquois’ invading from their base in present-day Western New York. Many of the Conoy by the early-17th century had resettled on the west side of the Chesapeake Bay and below the Potomac River. After decades of encroachment by English colonists, surviving Conoy (also called Piscataway by then) went north to Pennsylvania and allied with the Susquehannock and Iroquois.

The town was named after the American buffalo which once roamed here.

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Geography

Buffalo is located at 38°37′1″N 81°58′48″W / 38.61694°N 81.98000°W / 38.61694; -81.98000 (38.616994, -81.979938).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.65 square miles (4.27 km), of which 1.40 square miles (3.63 km) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km) is water.