Buffalo Run is a stream located entirely within Ritchie County, West Virginia.
Buffalo Run was so named by Native Americans after the buffalo, which was hunted in the area until the 1790s.
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo Run
- Cox, William J. (Feb 22, 1979). "County placenames among most colorful, imaginative in country". The Pennsboro News. p. 2. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
39°08′01″N 81°16′40″W / 39.13361°N 81.27778°W / 39.13361; -81.27778
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