Buffalo Gap
Buffalo Gap, an incorporated community, is at the intersection of Farm roads 89 and 1235, thirteen miles southwest of Abilene in central Taylor County. It was founded in 1877 and has had a post office since 1878. The Callahan Divide, the topographic boundary between the Brazos and Colorado basins, crosses Buffalo Gap from east to west. Elm Creek passes through and once served as a watering hole for buffalo. The present Buffalo Gap highway (Farm Road 89) follows the old Center Line Trail, which was surveyed in 1874 and ran from Texarkana to El Paso. Another major road entered the county on the south side of the mountains and passed through Buffalo Gap in the direction of Fort Phantom Hill. The road forked at Buffalo Gap; one branch led southwest to Pecos County and the other to Tom Green County. Buffalo traveled through the area on the way to the high plains. The earliest history of Taylor County centers around this gap in the divide, where in the 1860s and 1870s buffalo hunters made winter camp and from there transported their kill to Fort Griffin and other convenient centers of trade.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Buffalo Gap is classified as a Town
Locations
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- Latitude
- 32.28389500
- Longitude
- -99.83436400
Has Post Office
Yes
Is Incorporated
Yes

Buffalo Gap by the Numbers
Population Counts
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Population Counts
Buffalo Gap
Pop. | Year | Source |
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498 | 2019 | Texas Demographic Center |
464 | 2010 | Texas Demographic Center |
463 | 2000 | Texas Demographic Center |
499 | 1990 | Texas Demographic Center |