title: Buford, Ohio
text: # Buford, Ohio
  
  Buford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 306 at the 2020 census. It once had a post office, with the ZIP code 45110. The current ZIP code 45171 is for nearby Sardinia.
  
  ## History
  
  Buford was platted in 1834, and named after the maiden name of the wife of a first settler.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Buford lies in southwestern Highland County at the intersection of State Routes 134, 138, and 321. Route 134 leads north 12 miles (19 km) to Lynchburg and south 5 miles (8 km) to Sardinia. Route 138 leads northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Hillsboro, the Highland county seat, while Route 321 leads southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Mowrystown.
  
  According to the United States Census Bureau, the Buford CDP has a total area of 1.48 square miles (3.84 $km^2),$ all of it recorded as land.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Edmund Wittenmyer, U.S. Army major general
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Buford community sign
  * Intersection of State Routes 134 and 138
  * Clay Township Meeting Hall and Fire Station #66
  * Clay Township Community Park (formerly Buford Elementary and High School)
  * Buford Church of Christ
  * Buford Community Church
  * Buford Cemetery
  * Bicentennial Corner Marker
  