Buford, Georgia
After the American Civil War a railroad was built that travelled from Atlanta, Georgia to Richmond, Virginia.  While the railroad was being built two railroad stockholders bought land around the railroad, and began building a town.  The town was named after the railroad company's president, Algernon Sidney Buford.  The railroad was completed in 1871, and Buford officially became a town on August 24, 1872.  The Town of Buford was renamed the City of Buford in 1896.