Abandoned Record
About Buffalo Mop
Buffalo Mop is a small unincorporated community in Limestone County, Texas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Buffalo Mop, 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 Buffalo Mop is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Buffalo Mop
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.
- 1954 Waco sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Waco sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Odds sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Marlin 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 Buffalo Mop
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Buffalo Mop, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4985787.
- USGS GNIS 2034774.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).