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Welcome to Buena Vista ...

Buena Vista is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buena Vista, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.

Buena Vista is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Buena Vista: 251

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Buena Vista: This one is located in Monroe County and the other is located in Tuscaloosa County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 87 communities that are also named Buena Vista - they are located in 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), 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.

  • Monroeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Vredenburgh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Beatrice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Pine Apple
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Oak Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Lovan ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lovan is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
  • Natchez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Natchez is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Pineville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville

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 (so far) for Buena Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Buena Vista post office opened in 1847. The Buena Vista post office closed in 1975.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buena Vista - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/