Buford South Carolina Map
Buford, South Carolina — 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 Buford, Lancaster County.
Interactive Map of Buford, South Carolina
| City | Buford |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Lancaster |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.744596 |
| Longitude | -80.616733 |
| Population | 346 |
| Density | 47.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Buford, South Carolina
Buford is a locality in Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 346. The population density is 47.9 people per km². Buford is located at 34.7446°N, 80.6167°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29720.
Buford lies in a landscape of gentle slopes and fertile fields, where the sky stretches wide and the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 17.1 miles south-south-west of Monroe, NC (from Monroe, NC: bearing 193°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east of Lancaster. The terrain, a soft rolling terrain, gives way to patches of woodland, their canopies a deep, varied green in summer and a fiery spectacle in autumn. This is country that breathes with the seasons, where the sun can beat down with a steady, insistent warmth, and where the evenings often bring a cool, welcome stillness, broken only by the chirping of crickets or the distant bark of a dog. This corner of South Carolina, where Buford has long been a quiet presence, bears the imprint of agricultural roots, with cotton and tobacco once forming the backbone of its economy. Though the landscape has shifted, hints of that past remain in the weathered barns and the enduring rhythm of planting and harvest. Today, the proximity to larger centers influences its economic pulse, a blend of local commerce and commuter life, all unfolding beneath the same broad, Carolina sky. The spirit of Buford is one of quiet endurance, a place where the echoes of generations past mingle with the unfolding present, a subtle testament to the enduring nature of rural life.
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About This Buford Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Buford, South Carolina 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 Buford and Lancaster County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Buford 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 Buford 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. |
