Abandoned Record
About West Buffalo
West Buffalo is a ghost town in Williams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
This is a site record: what public sources say about West Buffalo, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where West Buffalo is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover West Buffalo
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1914 Pioneer sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1944 Pioneer sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Fort Wayne sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Fort Wayne sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Blakeslee sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Adrian sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Adrian sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near West Buffalo
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Ohio index.
- Arrowsmiths11.4 mi S · Defiance
- Beta35.5 mi E · Fulton
- Franconia38.7 mi SE · Putnam
- Ai39.9 mi E · Fulton
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "West Buffalo, Ohio": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22574361.
- USGS GNIS 1063675.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).