Welcome to Vista ...

Vista is located in Levy County<1>.

The location of 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 Vista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Vista is near sea level<3>.

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

Vista lies within the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Vista - they are located in California, Iowa, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vista ...

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

• Chiefland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiefland
  • Chiefland is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiefland <4>
• Cross City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross City
  • Cross City is located in Dixie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross City <4>
• Fanning Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Springs
  • Fanning Springs is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanning Springs <4>
• Cedar Key
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Key
  • Cedar Key is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Key <4>
• Horseshoe Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Beach
  • Horseshoe Beach is located in Dixie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Beach <4>
• Otter Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Otter Creek is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Creek <4>
• Suwannee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
  • Suwannee is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suwannee <4>
• Suwannee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
  • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
• Manatee Road
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
  • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
• Andrews
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Levy County

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 Vista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vista.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Vista.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vista ...

Looking for more information about 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 Vista, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vista.

Adding Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vista post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vista.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Levy County: www.levycounty.org/

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