County · code 31019
Buffalo CountyNebraska
Buffalo County is a county in Nebraska with its county seat in Kearney, formed in 1855.
- Founded1855
- County seatKearney
- Named forbuffalo
- Land area968 sq mi + 7.2 sq mi water
- Population50,084 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped26,901 checked 13 October 2026
Where it is
Buffalo on the map of Nebraska
Nebraska has 93 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Founded in 1855
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Buffalo County was created by Nebraska Territory from non-county area on March 16, 1855, and named after the buffalo. The county lost territory to the creation of Hall and Merrick counties in 1858, and again to Sherman County in 1871.
- 1855Buffalo County created Buffalo created by Nebraska Territory from non-county area; Buffalo not fully organized. · Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 339-340
- 1858Lost territory Buffalo lost to creation of Hall and Merrick (spelled Merick here). · Neb. Terr. Laws 1858, 5th reg. sess., p. 398
- 1870Changed In October 1870, Buffalo was fully organized. · History of Neb., 415
- 1871Lost territory Buffalo lost to creation of Sherman. · Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., sec, 5/p. 200
- 1873Exchanged territory Buffalo exchanged with Non-County Area 1. · Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec. 7/p. 213
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Buffalo
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 26,901 parcels from Buffalo County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Official
One point per address, 19,927 in all from Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC), 911 Department.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Buffalo by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Buffalo County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Buffalo County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Buffalo County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Buffalo County
- When was Buffalo County founded?
- Buffalo County was founded in 1855, and named after buffalo.
- What is the county seat of Buffalo County?
- The county seat of Buffalo County is Kearney.
- Is there an online parcel map for Buffalo County?
- Yes. Buffalo County publishes a parcel map of 26,901 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Buffalo County's boundary or name changed?
- Buffalo County was created in 1855. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Hall County, Merick County and Merrick County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Buffalo County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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