Buffington, Georgia

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.}}

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Buffington is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States.{{GNIS|331275}} It began as the location of Fort Buffington, one of the Cherokee Removal Forts used as collection points for the Cherokee before the beginning of the Trail of Tears in 1838.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/b.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=28 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} After this time, Fort Buffington was either dismantled or fell into ruin, and only a state historical marker along State Route 20 stands to identify its former site. Today, Buffington is transforming from a rural to suburban community.