Buffalo Valley, Tennessee
Buffalo Valley is an unincorporated town in far western Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The zipcode is: 38548. The town could be described as a ghost town.
History
There was much activity in Buffalo Valley at an early date. There was a grist mill before 1803. At its height, Buffalo Valley was a transportation hub with three grist mills, four general stores, a pole and timber yard, several livestock dealers, a produce dealer, a bank and two blacksmith shops. Evidence of such activity is still present today.Flooding was a major cause of the town's decline. In the early 20th century, Buffalo Valley suffered one flood that swept a railroad bridge away and another that devastated the entire town. In the late 1990s, a scene for the movie The Green Mile was filmed in Buffalo Valley. The film utilized a railway bridge which crosses the Caney Fork River for a scene involving John Coffey.
As of 2019, the old Buffalo Valley School turned 90 years old. What remains of the flood-prone town are some houses, an active church, an abandoned church, a post office downtown, a few abandoned stores and the old school building.