Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek is a stream in Marion, West Virginia. Buffalo Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Shagtown, as well as near the quarter Bellview.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Woodlawn Cemetery and Marion County Courthouse.
Woodlawn Cemetery
Cemetery
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Woodlawn Cemetery, located in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States, is an example of the rural cemetery. It was laid out by Tell W. Nicolet of the firm of Morris and Knowles of Pittsburgh, PA.
Marion County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Marion County Courthouse is a Beaux-Arts style building in Fairmont, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was constructed from 1897 to 1900, and was designed by the architectural firm of Yost & Packard of Columbus, Ohio.
Prickett’s Fort State Park
Park
Photo: Ingodsgarden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prickett's Fort State Park is a 188-acre West Virginia state park north of Fairmont, near the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River. Prickett’s Fort State Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Buffalo Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shagtown and Fairmont.
Shagtown
Hamlet
Shagtown was an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Shagtown was first referenced in a 1913 West Virginia Geological Survey.
Fairmont
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Fairmont, nicknamed the "Friendly City", is a city of 18,313 people in West Virginia, and the county seat of Marion County. It was established in 1820 as Middletown, and changed in 1843 to Fairmont, short for "Fair Mountain".
Meadowdale
Hamlet
Meadowdale is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Meadowdale is located at the junction of County Routes 73, 72, and 33, 2.7 miles east-northeast of Fairmont. Meadowdale is situated 1½ miles east of Buffalo Creek.
Buffalo Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Bigg Buffaloe Creek”, “Buffalew Creek”, “Buffaloe Creek”, “Buffaloo Creek”, “Buffalow Creek”, “Buffelo Creek”, “Buffeloe Creek”, “Buffeloo Creek”, “Bufflew Creek”, and “Bufflow Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Marion, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.49564° or 39° 29′ 44″ northLongitude
-80.12508° or 80° 7′ 30″ westElevation
860 feet (262 metres)Open location code
86FXFVWF+7XGeoNames ID
4800661
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