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FIPS code. 54-11284 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1536615 [4] Website. buffalo.wv.gov. Buffalo is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Kanawha River. The population was 1,211 at the time of the 2020 census [2][5] It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
Environment of West Virginia. West Virginia is situated in the Appalachian Mountains, bounded by Allegheny Mountains to the east, Ohio river and its tributary Big Sandy River to the west and southwest and the Cumberland Mountains to the south. The environment of West Virginia encompasses terrain and ecosystems ranging from plateaus to mountains.
The Buffalo Indian Village Site is an archaeological site located near Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia, along the Kanawha River in the United States. This site sits atop a high terrace on the eastern bank of the Kanawha River and was once home to a variety of Native American villages including the Archaic, Middle Woodland and Fort Ancient cultures of this region.
Geologic Map of West Virginia. West Virginia's geologic history stretches back into the Precambrian, and includes several periods of mountain building and erosion. At times, much of what is now West Virginia was covered by swamps, marshlands, and shallow seas, accounting for the wide variety of sedimentary rocks found in the state, as well as its wealth of coal and natural gas deposits.
August 16, 1991. Buffalo Town Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia. It encompasses three contributing buildings all in the Greek Revival on the town square: the Buffalo Academy (1849), Buffalo Presbyterian Church (1857), and Buffalo Methodist Church (1870). [2] The area was ...
The Allegheny Mountains have a northeast–southwest orientation, running for about 300 miles (480 km) from north-central Pennsylvania southward, through western Maryland and eastern West Virginia. The Alleghenies comprise the rugged western-central portion of the Appalachians. They rise to approximately 4,862 feet (1,482 m) in northeastern ...
Spruce Mountain, located in eastern West Virginia, is the highest ridge of the Allegheny Mountains.The whale-backed ridge extends for only 16 miles (26 km) from northeast to southwest, but several of its peaks exceed 4,500 feet (1,400 m) in elevation.
Köppen climate types in West Virginia. Climate change in West Virginia is an ongoing concern. Most of the state has warmed one-half to one degree Fahrenheit (0.28–0.56 °C) in the last century, and heavy rainstorms are becoming more frequent. [ 1] In the coming decades, a changing climate is likely to increase flooding, harm ecosystems ...