Welcome to Vista ...

Vista is located in Buchanan 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 1889.

Vista is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vista lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Vista is located in the (319) 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, Florida, 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.

• Waterloo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Independence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Oelwein
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelwein
  • Oelwein is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelwein <4>
• Vinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Evansdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <4>
• Jesup
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <4>
• Center Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
• La Porte City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte City
  • La Porte City is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte City <4>
• Urbana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Elk Run Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
  • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1889.

We also found Vista on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

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 Buchanan County: www.buchanancounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/