| Official Name: | Buford, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Highland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Clay |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.84 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.84 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.48 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.48 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 306 |
| Population Density Km2: | 79.66 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 206.34 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 965 |
| Coordinates: | 39.0719°N -83.8392°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 45171 |
| Area Code: | 937, 326 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-10156[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2628870 |
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.[3] The current ZIP code 45171 is for nearby Sardinia.
Buford was platted in 1834, and named after the maiden name of the wife of a first settler.[4]
Buford lies in southwestern Highland County at the intersection of State Routes 134, 138, and 321. Route 134 leads north to Lynchburg and south 5miles to Sardinia. Route 138 leads northeast to Hillsboro, the Highland county seat, while Route 321 leads southeast 6miles to Mowrystown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Buford CDP has a total area of 3.84sqkm, all of it recorded as land.[2]