Buffalo Valley, Putnam County, Tennessee
Buffalo Valley is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States.[1] The zipcode is: 38548.[2] The town could be described as a ghost town.[3]
Buffalo Valley, Tennessee | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Buffalo Valley, Tennessee  Buffalo Valley, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°08′29″N 85°47′12″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Putnam |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38548 |
| Area code(s) | 931 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1278920[1] |
History
In the late 1990s, a scene for the movie The Green Mile was filmed in Buffalo Valley. The film utilized a railway bridge which crosses the Caney Fork River for a scene involving John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan).[4]
As of 2019, the old Buffalo Valley School turned 90 years old.[5]
Geography and Climate
Topography and Hydrology
The southwest end of town is located at the confluence of the Caney Fork River and Big Indian Creek, with the rest of the town being along the creek.[6]
Climate
Buffalo Valley's climate is humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa, Trewartha Cf), giving the area mild winters and hot, humid summers. Precipitation is generally highest in spring and lowest in August to October, although a secondary peak does occur in December. On average, there are 208 sunny days, 37.4 days of highs over 90 °F (32 °C), 76.9 days of sub-freezing lows, 0.3 days of lows below 0 °F (-18 °C) and 106.8 days with at least 0.1 inches of precipitation.[7]
| Climate data for Buffalo Valley, Tennessee [8] | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 46.8 (8.2) |
51.4 (10.8) |
60.7 (15.9) |
70.2 (21.2) |
77.8 (25.4) |
85.6 (29.8) |
88.9 (31.6) |
88.5 (31.4) |
82.6 (28.1) |
71.9 (22.2) |
61.7 (16.5) |
49.9 (9.9) |
69.7 (20.9) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 27.5 (−2.5) |
30.0 (−1.1) |
37.2 (2.9) |
45.6 (7.6) |
54.8 (12.7) |
64.0 (17.8) |
68.0 (20.0) |
66.4 (19.1) |
59.2 (15.1) |
47.5 (8.6) |
39.3 (4.1) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
47.5 (8.6) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.4 (110) |
4.4 (110) |
4.6 (120) |
4.0 (100) |
5.4 (140) |
4.4 (110) |
4.8 (120) |
3.7 (94) |
3.6 (91) |
3.3 (84) |
4.4 (110) |
5.3 (130) |
52.3 (1,319) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.0 (5.1) |
1.4 (3.6) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
4.3 (11) |
| Source: "Climate in Zip 38548". BestPlaces. BestPlaces. Retrieved May 8, 2020. | |||||||||||||
Notes
- "Buffalo Valley, Putnam County, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- http://herald-citizen.com/stories/buffalo-valley-school-celebrating-90-years,37589
- Movie-Locations. The Green Mile
- http://herald-citizen.com/stories/buffalo-valley-school-celebrating-90-years,37589
- https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1408946,-85.7949271,15.42z
- https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/zip-code/tennessee/buffalo_valley/38548
- https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/zip-code/tennessee/buffalo_valley/38548
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