Buffalo Kansas Map
Buffalo, Kansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Buffalo, Wilson County.
Interactive Map of Buffalo, Kansas
| City | Buffalo |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Wilson |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.709767 |
| Longitude | -95.697482 |
| Population | 282 |
| Density | 162.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Buffalo, Kansas
Buffalo is a locality in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 282. The population density is 162.6 people per km². Buffalo is located at 37.7098°N, 95.6975°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66717.
Buffalo, Kansas, breathes the wide, patient sky of the prairie. It lies 68.3 miles north-north-east of Bartlesville, OK (from Bartlesville, OK: bearing 13°T), and is situated 13.3 miles west of Chanute. The land here is a study in gentle slopes, the terrain unfolding in a soft, undulating manner that seems to cradle the scattered farmsteads and the quiet streets of Buffalo itself. Tall grasses, when left to their own devices, ripple like a sea under the persistent Kansas wind, their tawny heads catching the late afternoon sun in a way that transforms the ordinary into something akin to liquid gold. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn, a constant reminder of the rich, dark soil that underpins everything. The history of Buffalo is one of agrarian resilience, its economy deeply rooted in the fertile plains that surround it. For generations, the cultivation of wheat and soybeans has shaped the rhythm of life, each season dictating the labor and the bounty. While not a bustling metropolis, Buffalo has always possessed a sturdy character, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who chose to make their lives here. The local grain elevator, a sentinel against the horizon, remains a central feature, a silent monument to the ongoing harvest and the community's reliance on the land. You can still feel the echoes of the past in the weathered clapboard of older buildings and the quiet hum of tractors on a distant road, a subtle melody of lives lived in harmony with the earth.
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About This Buffalo Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Buffalo, Kansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Buffalo and Wilson County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Buffalo is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Buffalo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
