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About Buffalo, WV

Buffalo is a small Kanawha River town in Putnam County, about 20 miles northwest of Charleston via Route 62. Interstate 64 provides regional access through Exit 28 near Hurricane. The community of 1,150 sits where Buffalo Creek meets the Kanawha River, giving the town both its name and historic significance as a former river landing.

Where is Buffalo, WV on the map?

Buffalo, WV is in United States, at 38.611, -81.982 - about 30 km north-west of Poca, WV.

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The closest airport to Buffalo, WV is Yeager Airport, 65 km (about 57 min by car).

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