Places in The United States
- Communities
- Buffington, Georgia
- Buffington Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- Landmarks
- Buffington Harbor, Gary, Indiana
- Buffington Hotel, a historic building in Westville, Oklahoma
- Buffington Island, in the Ohio River, between West Virginia and Ohio
- Battle of Buffington Island, a battle of the American Civil War
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