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Buffalo, Harper Co., Oklahoma

Includes the following communities
Buffalo, Harper Co., Oklahoma
History

The town of Buffalo was staked out in 1907 and became the county seat the following year. It was named after nearby Buffalo Creek.

Volga German Congregations

Zion Lutheran Church (NE of Buffalo)

Sources

Bamburg, Maxine. "Buffalo," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (www.okhistory.org)

Resources

High Point Cemetery (FindAGrave)
Hopewell Cemetery (FindAGrave)
Lutheran Cemetery, Harper Co. (Oklahoma Cemeteries)
Zion Lutheran Cemetery (FindAGrave)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Buffalo:
Dies
Hinther
Hopp
Miller
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