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Buffalo Texas Map

Explore Buffalo, Texas, 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, Texas

How to Use This Buffalo, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Buffalo, Texas. 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 Texas 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	Texas (TX)
County	Leon County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.458905
Longitude	-96.066163
Population	1,767
Density	144.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	75143, 76878, 76864, 75831
Area Code	325, 903
County Seat	Centerville
School District	Buffalo Independent School District

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About Buffalo, Texas

Buffalo is a locality in Leon County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,767. The population density is 144.8 people per km². Buffalo is located at 31.4589°N, 96.0662°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Buffalo is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75143, 76878, 76864.

Buffalo stretches across the East Texas landscape as a quiet intersection of pine-studded horizons and open prairie, where the light at dusk settles in long, golden bars across the red-tinged soil. It lies 32.5 miles southwest of Palestine, TX (from Palestine, TX: bearing 231°T), and is situated 17.4 miles southeast of Teague. The land here remains unpretentious, defined by the slow meander of Cane Branch just a mile from the center and the presence of Harriman Park, which offers a stillness that seems to absorb the hum of distant traffic. To the northwest, the land rises toward the distant silhouette of Burleson Hill, while the humid, heavy air of the region clings to the foliage of hardwoods and loblolly pines. The stillness of the afternoon is often punctuated only by the dry rustle of grass or the sudden, sharp flight of a hawk circling above the scrub, finding a familiar equilibrium in the vast, inland expanse far from any coast.

Buffalo emerged as a waypoint for travelers and those tethered to the rhythm of the soil, growing in tandem with the railroads that once promised a bridge to the wider world. Today, the local economy remains anchored to the land and the steady, industrious pulse of commerce that services the surrounding ranches and timber tracts. While Flag Pond sits a few miles away, serving as a quiet reservoir for the local ecology, the character of Buffalo is shaped by the people who work the earth and manage the transit of goods through this corridor. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a history of endurance where the primary landmarks are not monuments of stone, but the resilience of the local families and the enduring utility of the plains that define the northern reaches of the county.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Harriman Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 072° E
Colonel Robert Simonton Gould (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 220° SW
Harrison Chapel (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 345° N
Hattie Barnes Adkisson (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 211° SW
Keechi Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 093° E
Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 312° NW
Fort Boggy State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 166° S
Fairfield Athletic Fields (Local Recreation) — 18.4 mi, 346° N
Freestone County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 343° N
Big Lake Bottom Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.8 mi, 035° NE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 22.3 mi, 001° N
Green Bay High School (Historic Ruins) — 22.6 mi, 053° NE
Myrtle Springs School (Historic Ruins) — 24.6 mi, 070° E
Us-Tx-71-185 (Conservation Area) — 26.8 mi, 015° N
Limestone County Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 280° W
Fort Parker State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 289° W
Fairy Garden Trail (Attraction) — 33.6 mi, 048° NE
Howard House Museum (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 050° NE
Houston County Museum and Visitors Center (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 106° E
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 41.8 mi, 089° E · 161k acres
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.4 mi, 054° NE · 16k acres
Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 50.7 mi, 328° NW
Big Slough Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 55.1 mi, 089° E · 3,521 acres
StageCenter Community Theatre (Theatre) — 57.1 mi, 199° S
Square One Art Gallery (Public Artwork) — 57.2 mi, 199° S
Earth Art (Attraction) — 57.3 mi, 199° S
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 58.8 mi, 146° SE · 163k acres
Star Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 59.9 mi, 196° S
M. Benz Gallery of Floral Art (Gallery) — 60.2 mi, 195° S
Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 67.6 mi, 164° S · 3,956 acres

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