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Buffalo Springs, Clay County, Texas

Unincorporated community in Clay County, Texas, United States

Field	Value
official_name	Buffalo Springs, Clay County, Texas
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
pushpin_map	Texas#USA
pushpin_label	Buffalo Springs
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Texas
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Clay
timezone	Central (CST)
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	1,066
coordinates
area_code	940
blank_name	GNIS feature ID
blank_info	1353209

Buffalo Springs is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 51 in 2000. It is located within the Wichita Falls metropolitan area.

History

In 1864, 25 people built an outpost and attempted to create a farming community, marking the beginning of settlement in the area. Due to frequent Indian attacks and protracted drought, the settlers left the area, and it remained deserted until 1878 when brothers C. O. and J. Q. Burnett established themselves approximately 0.5 miles from the outpost's remains. In that year, the post office opened in the ensuing settlement, which was named for Buffalo Creek located nearby. Buffalo Springs had 200 residents by the middle of the 1890s, along with a few stores and two cotton gins. The main industries for the locals were farming and stockraising. By the mid-1920s, the recorded population had dropped to 115 from 125 in 1914. Buffalo Springs had many small businesses and two churches in the 1930s. Its population decreased from 100 in the 1950s to 60 by the mid-1960s and 51 in 2000 after the post office was closed in 1954.

Geography

Buffalo Springs is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 3077 and 174, 15 mi south of Henrietta and 27 mi north of Jacksboro in south-central Clay County. Fort Richardson is also located near Buffalo Springs.

Education

Buffalo Springs had its own school in the 1930s. Today, the Buffalo Springs area is served by the Midway Independent School District.

References

{{GNIS. 1353209. Buffalo Springs
{{Handbook of Texas
"Buffalo Springs, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine.

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