Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek is a stream in Hampshire, West Virginia. Buffalo Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Vance, as well as near Wapocomo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad and Valley View.
Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
The Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad is a heritage railroad based in Romney, West Virginia. The railroad operates excursion trains over a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line that runs between Green Spring and Petersburg.
Valley View
Historic house
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Valley View is a mid-19th-century Greek Revival residence and farm overlooking the South Branch Potomac River northwest of Romney, West Virginia, United States. Valley View is situated 1½ miles southwest of Buffalo Creek.
Hanging Rocks
Cliff
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Hanging Rocks are perpendicular cliffs rising nearly 300 feet above the South Branch Potomac River in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Hanging Rocks is situated 1½ miles north of Buffalo Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vance and Wapocomo.
Vance
Hamlet
Vance is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Vance lies on the South Branch Potomac River. Most of its residents reside along West Virginia Route 28. Buffalo Creek empties into the South Branch at Vance.
Wapocomo
Hamlet
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Wappocomo is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The community is located south of Springfield on West Virginia Route 28 at Hanging Rocks along the South Branch Potomac River.
Valley
Hamlet
Valley was a populated place and post office on the South Branch line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It was centered near the intersection of West Sioux Lane and Depot Valley Road, now located within the present-day corporate boundaries of Romney. Valley is situated 2 miles southwest of Buffalo Creek.
Buffalo Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.37565° or 39° 22′ 32″ northLongitude
-78.74029° or 78° 44′ 25″ westElevation
640 feet (195 metres)Open location code
87F397G5+7VGeoNames ID
4800656
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