Buffalo Springs Texas Map

About Buffalo Springs, Texas

Buffalo Springs is a locality in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 571. The population density is 134.3 people per km². Buffalo Springs is located at 36.4867°N, 102.7594°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 76228, 79022, 79404.

Buffalo Springs stretches across a landscape of spare, sun-bleached grasses and stubborn earth that yields only to the persistent reach of seasonal rains. It lies 32.0 miles southeast of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 140°T), and is situated 16.8 miles west of Bowie. The horizon here is defined by the subtle, rhythmic rise of the plains, broken occasionally by the distant, jagged silhouette of Galliher Mountain that catches the violet light of the fading day. Two miles to the east, the steady, quiet flow of Buffalo Creek carves a thin ribbon of deeper green through the dry soil, providing a reprieve for the hawks that circle the open sky. Five miles beyond the center, the waters of Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir hold the reflection of an expansive, cloudless dome, anchoring the vastness of the terrain in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

Economic life in Buffalo Springs remains tethered to the cycles of the land, where the labor of the seasons dictates the pace of the day and the character of the community. History here is marked by the quiet endurance of those who first broke the prairie, leaving behind a legacy of resilience that persists in the austere patterns of local ranching and agriculture. While the more rugged topography of Pudding Valley lies eleven miles away, the immediate surroundings favor a slow, deliberate existence that finds beauty in the harsh, high-noon clarity of the plains. Those seeking the quietude of the natural world often look toward the expanses of Selma Park, fifteen miles distant, where the land remains much as it was before the arrival of the surveyor’s transit.

About This Buffalo Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buffalo Springs, Texas. Coordinates: 36.486693, -102.759362. 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 Springs includes the ZIP code (76228, 79022, 79404), telephone area code (806), county seat of Clay County (Henrietta), and school district assignment.

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.