Buffalo Grove, Ogle County, Illinois

Buffalo Grove
Nanusha
St. Marion, Buffalo
Sign along Milledgeville Road
Sign along Milledgeville Road
Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County, Illinois
Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove
Location within Ogle County
Buffalo Grove is located in Illinois
Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove (Illinois)
Coordinates: 41°58′52″N 89°35′42″W / 41.98111°N 89.59500°W / 41.98111; -89.59500
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyOgle
TownshipBuffalo
Founded1830
Elevation846 ft (258 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61064 (Polo)
Area code(s)779, 815

Buffalo Grove is an unincorporated community in the Ogle County township of Buffalo, Illinois, United States. It was the first settlement in Ogle County, and was once a bustling frontier town that attracted many of Ogle County's early residents. The creation of the Illinois Central Railroad, caused most of the residents and businesses to move to Polo. Today this former hub of business comprises a few dozen homes.

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