Abandoned Record
About Buford
Buford is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. It is located between Laramie and Cheyenne on Interstate 80.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Buford, 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 Buford is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Buford
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.
- 1905 Sherman sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Sherman Mountains sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Sherman Mountains sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Cheyenne sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Cheyenne sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Laramie sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 Buford sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Buford
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wyoming index.
- Sherman5.0 mi W · Albany
- Hecla7.1 mi E · Laramie
- Jelm-Frank Smith Ranch Historic District37.3 mi W · Albany
- Bosler37.3 mi NW · Albany
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Buford": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Buford, Wyoming": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q652973.
- USGS GNIS 1586078.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).