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| Place | Buford |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Alberta (AB) |
| Location | 19-49-27-W4 |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 53.2475 |
| Longitude | -113.931111 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | IAJKD |
Buford is a hamlet in 19-49-27-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Buford is located at 53.2475°N, 113.9311°W.
Buford lay nestled in a broad, shallow valley, where the land began to soften from the starker geometries of the north into a gentler, rolling expanse. It lies 25.7 km west of Leduc, AB (from Leduc, AB: bearing 265°T), and is situated 8.1 km east-north-east of Thorsby. The soil, a rich, dark loam, cradled fields of wheat and barley that shimmered like molten gold under the vast Alberta sky, a sky that could shift from the crisp, clear blue of early morning to the bruised purples and oranges of twilight in a matter of hours. A scattering of aspen groves, their leaves a vibrant green in summer and a fiery spectacle in autumn, punctuated the fields, offering pockets of shade and a rustling counterpoint to the wind's whisper across the open country. The air itself carried a clean, dry scent, tinged with the subtle perfume of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet aroma of ripening grain. The story of Buford was written in the grain elevators that stood like sentinels against the horizon, silent witnesses to decades of harvest and shipment, the lifeblood of the local economy. This was a place built on the sweat of those who coaxed sustenance from the soil, a tradition stretching back to the early homesteaders who saw the promise in this fertile land. The railway, a silver ribbon unspooling across the prairie, had been the town's first artery, bringing people and supplies, and carrying away the bounty of the fields. While the scale of agriculture had evolved, the fundamental rhythm of planting and reaping remained, a steady pulse that dictated the pace of life in Buford, a quiet resilience evident in the weathered faces and steady hands of its inhabitants.
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| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |