Buffalo Kansas Map
Explore Buffalo, Kansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Buffalo, Kansas
How to Use This Buffalo, Kansas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Buffalo, Kansas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kansas or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Buffalo.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Buffalo |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Wilson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.709767 |
| Longitude | -95.697482 |
| Population | 217 |
| Density | 263.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 66717 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| County Seat | Fredonia |
| School District | Altoona-Midway Unified School District 387 |
About Buffalo, Kansas
Buffalo is a locality in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 217. The population density is 263.5 people per km². Buffalo is located at 37.7098°N, 95.6975°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Buffalo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66717.Buffalo emerges from the vast Kansas prairie as a quiet congregation of structures framed by the expansive, shifting light of the plains. It lies 54.7 miles south-southeast of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 151°T), and is situated 13.3 miles west of Chanute. The landscape surrounding Buffalo stretches toward the horizon in a series of subtle rises and falls, punctuated by the distinct silhouette of Rose Dome rising five miles to the west. East Buffalo Creek meanders through the landscape just one mile away, its banks lined with the persistent green of cottonwoods that break the monotony of the tallgrass. Nearby, the Wilson County State Lake offers a reflective, still surface that anchors the local topography, while the Wilson State Fishing Lake Wildlife Area provides a protected expanse of land where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and ripening wheat.
History in Buffalo is written in the slow, rhythmic labor of the land and the endurance of those who cultivate it. The regional economy remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons, with agriculture serving as the primary pulse of a life lived in accordance with the demands of the soil and the temperament of the sky. Daily existence in Buffalo maintains a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic acceleration of urban centers, favoring instead the steady persistence of small-scale industry and the camaraderie of neighbors. While the modern world often bypasses such quiet corners, the people here find a particular satisfaction in the clarity of the stars at night and the way the morning light catches the limestone foundations of the older buildings, revealing a sturdy, unpretentious beauty that has defined the character of the region for generations.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Wilson State Fishing Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 132° SE
- Wilson State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 132° SE
- Woodson Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 283° W
- Woodson State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 306° NW
- Toronto State Park (State Park) — 11.9 mi, 279° W
- Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 098° E
- MP Fredonia Depot (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 211° SW
- Fall River State Park (State Park) — 19.1 mi, 261° W
- Spider Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 21.5 mi, 051° NE
- Le Hunt Cement Plant (Historic Ruins) — 30.4 mi, 187° S
- ATSF Cheryvale Depot (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 165° S
- ATSF Eureka Depot (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 284° W
- Parsons Theater (Cinema) — 34.8 mi, 137° SE
- Iron Horse Museum (Museum) — 35.0 mi, 137° SE
- Antietam Circle (Monument) — 35.9 mi, 136° SE
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About This Buffalo Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buffalo, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.709767, -95.697482. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Buffalo includes the ZIP code (66717), telephone area code (913), county seat of Wilson County (Fredonia), and school district assignment (Altoona-Midway Unified School District 387).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
