Buffalo Kentucky Map

About Buffalo, Kentucky

Buffalo is a locality in Larue County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 571. The population density is 186.7 people per km². Buffalo is located at 37.5070°N, 85.6990°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 42232, 42716.

Buffalo rests upon the quiet, undulating limestone floor of Kentucky, where the South Fork Nolin River carves a deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 15.3 miles southeast of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 145°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-southeast of Hodgenville. The air here holds a distinct, heavy moisture that clings to the late-afternoon shadows, softening the edges of the surrounding fields and the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains that linger on the eastern horizon. Closer to the center of the terrain, the land gathers into a humid, verdant stillness, punctuated by the mirror-like surface of Sportsman Lake. The earth feels ancient and settled, defined by a slow, rhythmic transition from the shaded timber of the woodlands to the open, sun-drenched pastures that characterize this portion of the state.

Buffalo persists as a place of agrarian continuity, where the local economy maintains a steady, unremarkable pulse tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the seasonal demands of rural life. Residents move with a measured gravity, often traversing the short distance to Larue County Parks & Rec to find respite in the quietude of managed greenery, far from the frantic pace of larger hubs. While the deeper depressions of Howard Hollow mark the jagged complexity of the regional topography, the daily life of the area remains firmly anchored in the modest, hardworking character of its inhabitants. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring habit of cultivation and the way the light catches the limestone dust on a country road at dusk, signaling the end of another day in a place that asks for little and offers a profound sense of permanence.

About This Buffalo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buffalo, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.506995, -85.698986. 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 (42232, 42716), telephone area code (270), county seat of Larue County (Hodgenville), and school district assignment (Larue County School District).

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.