What Country Was Buffalo In?
Buffalo (New York, United States of America) lies within 5 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Hopewell Culture, from 100 BC to AD 599. The earliest state recorded here is Hopewell Culture (100 BC).
Who ruled Buffalo?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 101 BC | Eastern North American hunter-gatherers |
| 100 BC – AD 599 | Hopewell Culture |
| AD 600 – 1491 | Eastern North American hunter-gatherers |
| 1492 – 1499 | Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) |
| 1500 – 1599 | Delaware |
| 1600 – 1649 | Subarctic forest hunter-gatherers |
| 1650 – 1782 | Iroquois |
| 1783 – 1814 | United States of America |
| 1815 – 1879 | United States |
| 1880 – 1913 | United States of America |
| 1914 – today | United States |
BuffaloHistoric cities nearby
- Philadelphia · about 450 km
- Washington, D.C. · about 470 km
- New York · about 470 km
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.