Why visit Buford
Townapedia lists 8 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 100 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 and IMAX, The Eagle, Bona Allen Mansion and Bona Allen Shoe and Horse Collar Factory.
Weather in Buford
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About Buford
Buford is a city in Gwinnett and Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,144. Most of the city is in Gwinnett County, which is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area. The northern sliver of the city is in Hall County, which comprises the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the larger Atlanta-Athens-Clarke-Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area.
From the Wikipedia article Buford, Georgia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks8
Bona Allen Mansion
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.8 mi
Historic house in Buford, Georgia, United States
Bona Allen Shoe and Horse Collar Factory
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.4 mi
Textile factory in Buford, Georgia
Bowman-Pirkle House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.6 mi
Single-family detached home in Hall County, United States of America
John Quincy Allen House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.8 mi
United States historic place
Buford Fine Arts Center
Museum · 0.8 mi
2705 Robert Bell Parkway, Buford
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
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George Pierce Park
Park · 5.4 mi
Park in Georgia, United States of America
Restaurants and cafes100
Baskin-Robbins
Ice cream · Ice Cream · 2.2 mi
4450 Nelson Blogden Boulevard, Sugar Hill
Mo-Fr 05:00-22:00; Sa-Su 06:00-22:00
Santa Lucia Steakhouse
Restaurant · Steak House · 3.5 mi
3185 Woodward Crossing Boulevard, Buford
Mo-Su 11:00-21:00
88 more on the map.
History
Buford appears in historical records beginning in the early 19th century. The area that is now Buford was originally part of Cherokee territory. Despite the treaty in 1817 that ceded the territory to the United States and Gwinnett County's legislative establishment in 1818, the area was still largely inhabited by the Cherokee until the 1830s. The first non-Native Americans moved to the Buford area in the late 1820s or early 1830s, although the Buford area was not largely settled by them until the 1860s.
During the post-Civil War construction of the extended Richmond and Danville Railroad System in 1865, railroad stockholders Thomas Garner and Larkin Smith purchased land around the railroad's right-of-way and began developing the city of Buford. The city was named after Algernon Sidney Buford, who was president of the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railway during the railroad's construction. The town began rapidly expanding around the railway after its completion in 1871, and it was incorporated as the Town of Buford on August 24, 1872, and renamed the City of Buford in 1896.
From the History section of Buford, Georgia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay6
Americas Best Value Inn
Motel and hotel · 2.0 mi
4267 Buford Drive North East, Buford
Churches and places of worship22
Buford Family Seventh-day Adventist Church
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 3.7 mi
4026 Friendship Road, Buford
Buford Church of Christ
Church · Church Of Christ · 3.1 mi
1135 Chatham Road, Buford
Salt and Light Presbyterian Church
Church · Presbyterian · 1.6 mi
4300 South Lee Street, Buford
Shopping29
Gas and EV charging24
Schools, colleges and libraries26
Gwinnett County Public Library
Library · 0.9 mi
2100 Buford Highway Northeast, Buford
Healthcare7
Kaiser Permanente Sugar Hill-Buford Medical Center
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.1 mi
1435 Broadmoor Boulevard, Sugar Hill
Buford Medical Clinic
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.2 mi
4745 Nelson Brogdon Boulevard North East, Buford
Gwinnett Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.3 mi
4700 Nelson Brogdon Boulevard North East, Buford
Map of Buford
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People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Gwinnett County has had 11 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2026-10-09: Hurricane Isaias (Tropical Storm)
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2024-09-26: Hurricane Helene (Tropical Storm)
- 2020-03-29: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2017-09-15: Hurricane Irma (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Gwinnett County Airport - Briscoe Field (LZU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 miles away.
- Sugar Hill 3 mi southwest, about 5 min by car
- Braselton 10 mi east, about 16 min by car
- Alpharetta 17 mi west, about 27 min by car
- Sandy Springs 25 mi southwest, about 41 min by car
- Brookhaven 27 mi southwest, about 43 min by car
- Belvedere Park 30 mi southwest, about 48 min by car
- Atlanta 35 mi southwest, about 56 min by car
- Athens-Clarke County 37 mi east, about 1 h by car
- Acworth 40 mi west, about 1 h by car
- South Fulton 48 mi southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Buford Georgia Main Street, SudoGhost, CC BY-SA 3.0
- KRAIBURG TPE production site in Buford (GA), USA, Lulu style, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bona Allen Inc, Buford GA, John Phelan, CC BY 4.0
- Buford Dam and Lake Lanier plaque, Buford GA, John Phelan, CC BY 4.0
- BufordLandmark1, Gowen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Buford Georgia Tannery Row, SudoGhost, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Georgia I985sb GA20 US23 Buford Dr Overpass, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985nb Buford Dr Overpass, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- George Pierce Park trail, September 2022 02, Thomson200, CC0
- Amanita persicina 791754, This image was created by user Geoff Balme (geoff balme) at Mushroom Observer , a source for mycological images. You can contact this user here ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bona Allen Mansion, Vrc84, CC BY-SA 3.0
- John Quincy Allen house, Melsner4, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Georgia I985sb Hamilton Mill Rd Overpass, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dylan Raiola with the football against Saint Frances Academy (MD), Nilescoop, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985nb Hamilton Mill Rd Overpass, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985nb Thompson Mill Rd Overpass, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985sb Exit 4 1 mile, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985sb Thompson Mill Rd Overpass, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bona Allen, Rheave, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS065-E-15468 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Georgia I985nb Exit 8 1 mile, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985sb Exit 4 .5 mile, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985sb Exit 4, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985nb Exit 8 .5 mile, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985sb MM 7.5 Gwinnett County limit, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985nb Exit 8, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985nb Exit 4, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985nb Friendship Rd Overpass, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985sb GA347 Friendship Rd Overpass, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Georgia I985nb Exit 4 1.5 mile, Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shine Pizza, Sugar Hill GA, John Phelan, CC BY 4.0
- The Eagle Theatre, Sugar Hill GA, John Phelan, CC BY 4.0
- Museum and Art Gallery, Sugar Hill GA, John Phelan, CC BY 4.0
- Sugar Hill, Georgia City Hall Mar 2017, Thomson200, CC0
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