General Information

Welcome to the city of Buffalo Neighborhoods Map. The "City of good neighbors" consists of thirty-two neighborhoods varying in size, function, and historic significance. These current neighborhoods are described by location within the city, community associations, and cultural and ethnic history. Access these pages through either the full-size clickable Neighborhoods Map or through the list of Buffalo neighborhoods. Additional features of this page include links to related sites and a selected bibliography of source materials used in compiling the Neighborhoods Map website.

This page is updated regularly and will include neighborhood boundaries, more photos, more links, and additional data. If you live in a neighborhood and have photos or other materials that you can share, we would be willing to consider them for addition to this site (credit for photos will be given). Contact the Map Librarian.

The following sources were consulted in creating this website:

• American Atlas Company. Atlas of the City of Buffalo, New York. (NY: American Atlas Company, 1894 [i.e. 1895])
• Beveridge, Charles E. The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted
  Firm, 1857-1950. (Washington, DC: National Association for Olmsted Parks in conjunction with the Massachusetts Association for Olmsted Parks, c.1987)
• Buffalo Architecture: a guide. (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, c.1981)
• Cram, George F. Company. A descriptive review of the commercial,
  industrial, agricultural, historical development of the state of
  New York, with special charts, detail maps and profuse half-tone
  illustrations from all parts of the Empire state. (Chicago, NY: G.F. Cram, [c.1914])
• Geological Survey (US). Buffalo quadrangle, New York. (Map). (Washington, DC: The Survey, 1948).
• Geological Survey (US). New York. Erie County. Buffalo Quadrangle. (Map). (Washington, DC: The Survey, 1901).
• Goldman, Mark. City on the Lake: the challenge of change in Buffalo,
  New York. (Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1990).
• Goldman, Mark. High Hopes: the rise and decline of Buffalo, New York. (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, c.1983)
• Kowsky, Francis R., editor. The Best Planned City: the Olmsted legacy
  in Buffalo. (Buffalo, NY: Buffalo State College Foundation, 1991)
• The National Register of Historic Places. (Washington, DC: National Parks Service, 1969- )
• Simon, Jacqueline C. "Changes in the residential neighborhood Parkside,
  Buffalo, NY, 1925-1950." (Master's Thesis, SUNY University at Buffalo, 1989)

Buffalo, New York Metropolitan Area

• Buffalo in Maps. Maps, charts, aerial photos, GIS, and other map resources at UB and on the Internet.
• Buffalo Public Schools. Complete listing of schools, addresses, programs, photos, and other information.
• Buffalo Catholic Schools (WNY Catholic Schools website). Search the Erie County directory. Other WNY Counties.
• City of Buffalo Official Website.
• Churches in Buffalo. Beautiful photographs of many (very many) churches in the Buffalo area. Search by name.
• Schools of Buffalo. By the author/photographer of the Churches in Buffalo site (above). Beautiful photographs of many (very many) churches in the Buffalo area. Search by name.
• Buffalo's Threatened Churches (St. John's Valdosta blog). Photographs of some of the churches that may disappear in the near future.
• Forgotten Buffalo. Great emphasis on Buffalo Neighborhoods and their history. Provides tour info and stories, etc.
• History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, in Two Volumes. Edited by H. Perry Smith. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1884. Online facsimile of the book.
• Poorhouses in Erie County. Data and references.
• Researching Buffalo History. Guide to finding books, articles, and other materials on Buffalo, New York.
• List of Street Name Changes in Buffalo. Brief listing of old names and new names.
• 1894 City of Buffalo Atlas. Property maps of the city. Full-color digital version of the original maps with good resolution (may not work with all browsers).
• Buffalo, New York 1869 City Directory. The residential section of the 1869 Buffalo city directory. Locate persons by name and then view a facsimile of the page the name is on.
• Digital Ortho Photo mosaic of the Greater Buffalo Area. Large image showing the entire metropolitan area.
• The Buffalo History Works
• Buffalo's Urban Sprawl: An Overview
• Buffalo-Niagara Falls Urbanized Area (Maps & text).

• Buffalo Parks System Map, 1914. Shows Olmsted's designs.
• Olmsted Parks in Buffalo, New York
• Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Includes links to:
  • Map of Entire system
  • Cazenovia Park
  • Delaware Park
  • Front Park
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
  • Riverside Park
  • South Park
  • Parkways: Lincoln, Bidwell, Chapin, Richmond, Porter, Red Jacket, McKinley.
  • Circles: Soldiers, Gates, Colonial, Ferry, Symphony, McClellan, McKinley.
• Buffalo Park and Parkway System
• Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier
• Preservation Coalition of Erie County
• Buffalo's Great Planners and Designers. Brief histories and good descriptions of planners and their works. Includes: E.B. Green, Joseph Ellicott, Frederick Law Olmsted's Buffalo parks, and H. H. Richardson.

Other Great Buffalo Neighborhood-Related Sites

• Buffalo as an Architectural Museum. Lists websites of existing buildings in Metro Buffalo, including Erie and Niagara Counties in New York State. Has many illustrations and photos.
• Built in Buffalo: How to Research Local Architecture. Great starting place for studying Buffalo's rich architectural heritage.
• Buffalo in Bloom. Great site on flowers and plants that beautify Buffalo. Also great for emphasis on neighborhoods.
• Guide to Buffalo English. Partly entertaining, this page does provide a good summary of the "accent" of Buffalonians.
• Buffalo, New York History. Photographs, drawings, maps, articles; wide variety of topics.
• Erie Canal website. The Canal had a big part to play in Buffalo history and the old route is now covered beneath the city along the Niagara River.
• Visit Buffalo/Niagara page. Information and data on variety of Buffalo area sights and neighborhood activities.
• Tifft Nature Preserve. Just beyond the Buffalo boundaries but an important site in the effort to revive the city.

• Western New York Regional Knowledge Network (RKN). Links to local county, municipal, and other government sites, schools, hospitals, and many other sources. Maps are located throughout the network by topic.
• New York State Thruway Authority maps. Includes detailed map and listing of Buffalo area exits, tolls, etc.

• Boston's Neighborhoods. From full city map, click on each neighborhood to obtain a specific map.
• Boston Redevelopment Authority Neighborhoods Maps. No complete map but each neighborhood is contained in a pdf that can be enlarged.

Albany, New York

• Albany's Neighborhoods (City of Albany, NY). See also their Neighborhood Associations map.

Manhattan, New York

• Manhattan Neighborhoods Map. UB Map Collection website (currently down for revision).
• Digital Atlas of New York City
• New York: A City of Neighborhoods