Buffalo Forge

Buffalo Forge, also known as the Forge Complex, is a historic iron forge complex and national historic district located near Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mechanicsville and Glasgow.

Mechanicsville

Locality

Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is 3 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Mechanicsville is situated 2½ miles northeast of Buffalo Forge.

Glasgow is a town in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the James and Maury Rivers. The population was 1,052 at the 2020 census. Glasgow is situated 4 miles south of Buffalo Forge.

Buena Vista

Town

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Buena Vista is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. Buena Vista is situated 5 miles northeast of Buffalo Forge.

Buffalo Forge

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Buffaloforge”
Categories: historic district and locality
Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.6868° or 37° 41′ 13″ north

Longitude

-79.43309° or 79° 25′ 59″ west

Elevation

774 feet (236 metres)

Open location code

8792MHP8+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158646657

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4749766

Wikidata ID

Q15205623

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