Welcome to Buena Vista ...

Buena Vista is located in Miami-Dade County<1>.

The location of Buena Vista has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buena Vista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Buena Vista is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Buena Vista lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Buena Vista: (305) and (786)<4>

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

While we believe that this Buena Vista is located in Miami-Dade County, we know of another 3 Florida communities named Buena Vista. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jackson, Orange and Saint Johns County.

Beyond Florida, there are 87 communities that are also named Buena Vista - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California (8), Colorado, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico (5), New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (5), Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas (9), Utah (3), Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buena Vista.

Communities near Buena Vista ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buena Vista.

• Miami
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <5>
• Hialeah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hialeah
  • Hialeah is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hialeah <5>
• Pembroke Pines
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke Pines
  • Pembroke Pines is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke Pines <5>
• Hollywood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <5>
• Miramar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramar
  • Miramar is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miramar <5>
• Miami Gardens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Gardens
  • Miami Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami Gardens <5>
• Davie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie
  • Davie is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davie <5>
• Miami Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Beach
  • Miami Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami Beach <5>
• North Miami
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
  • North Miami is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Miami <5>
• Doral
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral
  • Doral is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 56,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doral <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buena Vista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buena Vista.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buena Vista. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buena Vista.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buena Vista. See our Newspapers Page for Buena Vista.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buena Vista ...

Looking for more information about Buena Vista? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Buena Vista, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buena Vista.

Adding Buena Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buena Vista in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buena Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Buena Vista post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buena Vista.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buena Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Miami-Dade County: www.miamidade.gov/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/