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 mi to Lynchburg and south 5 mi to Sardinia. Route 138 leads northeast 15 mi to Hillsboro, the Highland county seat, while Route 321 leads southeast 6 mi to Mowrystown.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Buford CDP has a total area of 3.84 sqkm, all of it recorded as land.

Notable people

 * Edmund Wittenmyer, U.S. Army major general