About Buffalo Gap, Texas

Buffalo Gap is an incorporated town in central Taylor County, located where Farm Roads 89 and 1235 meet. Founded in 1877, it served as Taylor County's temporary county seat before losing that role in 1883. The 2020 census recorded 543 residents, while surviving historic sites recall the town's early civic and educational importance.

  • Callahan DivideThe Callahan Divide crosses Buffalo Gap from east to west, forming a boundary between the Brazos and Colorado river basins.
  • Early County SeatBuffalo Gap became Taylor County's temporary seat in 1874, received formal confirmation in 1878, and lost the county seat contest in 1883.
  • Buffalo Gap CollegeOpened in June 1885, the Presbyterian college was Taylor County's first formal effort in higher education, but its charter expired in 1902.
  • Historic Limestone JailThe native limestone jail dates to 1879 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Buildings.
  • Museum LegacyFounded in 1956, the Ernie Wilson Museum of the Old West later became part of Buffalo Gap Historical Village.

Find your street

Names on the Buffalo Gap map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Places and landmarks1

  • Buffalo Park

Streets and roads50

  • Ranch Road 89
  • Appleton Street
  • FM 1235
  • North West Street
  • Litel Street
  • West Street
  • Live Oak Street
  • Buffalo Bayou
  • Old Settlers Way
  • FM 89
  • Pecan Street
  • Summit Avenue
  • East Street
  • William Street
  • Mulberry Street
  • FM 613
  • Cherry Street
  • Apache Junction
  • Oak Street
  • Main Street
  • Vine Street
  • Esta Neva North
  • Elm Street
  • Monogahela Drive
  • Butchee Lane
  • Big Sky Loop
  • Oxcart Road
  • Houston Street
  • Indian Wells
  • North Street
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  • Mexican Hat Drive
  • Valley Street
  • Red Rock Road
  • Fletchers Path
  • Rick Road
  • Plum Street
  • Third Street
  • Club House Drive North
  • Cedar Street
  • Jackson Street
  • Esta Neva Street South
  • Ricardo Lane
  • Maxwell Street
  • Payne Street
  • South Street
  • Peach Road
  • Old Spanish Trail
  • North East Street
  • Old FM 89 Spr
  • Medicine Bow

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The art of mapping a place

How This Map Was Made

Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.

  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

  2. USGS elevation data rendered as shaded relief of Mendon, Massachusetts

    The shape of the land

    Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.

  3. Closeup of roads, waterways, and buildings on the Mendon, Massachusetts map

    The details of home

    Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.

  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

    Geography becomes art

    Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.

Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

The Details

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