Welcome to Buena Vista (aka 'Buena Vista Colonia') ...

Buena Vista is located on the South Texas Plains.

Buena Vista is located in Starr County<1>.

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

Buena Vista is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Buena Vista lies within the (956) area code.

The community of Buena Vista has also been called Buena Vista Colonia.

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

While we believe that this Buena Vista is located in Starr County, we know of another 8 Texas communities named Buena Vista. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bexar, Cameron, Duval, El Paso, Ellis, Pecos, San Patricio and Zapata County.

Beyond Texas, there are 87 communities that are also named Buena Vista - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California (8), Colorado, Florida (4), 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), 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.

• Mission
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
• Alton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Rio Grande City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande City
  • Rio Grande City is located in Starr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande City <4>
• Palmview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmview
  • Palmview is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,839 people
• Penitas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penitas
  • Penitas is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penitas <4>
• La Joya
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
  • La Joya is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Joya <4>
• Palmhurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmhurst
  • Palmhurst is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
• La Grulla
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
  • La Grulla is located in Starr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
• Los Ebanos
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ebanos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ebanos
  • Los Ebanos is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Ebanos <4>
• Garciasville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garciasville
  • Garciasville is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garciasville <4>

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.

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 State of Texas: https://texas.gov/