Buffalo is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Dawson County,

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

, United States.

History

A post office was established at Buffalo in 1896, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957. Buffalo was named for the

American bison The American bison (''Bison bison''; : ''bison''), commonly known as the American buffalo, or simply buffalo (not to be confused with Bubalina, true buffalo), is a species of bison that is endemic species, endemic (or native) to North America. ...

(buffalo) which once roamed the area.
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References

Unincorporated communities in Dawson County, Nebraska Unincorporated communities in Nebraska {{DawsonCountyNE-geo-stub