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Welcome to Buena Vista ...

Buena Vista is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

Buena Vista is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Buena Vista: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

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

  • Northport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moundville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Vance
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <4>
  • Coaling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • Coker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
  • Cottondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Peterson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
  • Lake Front Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
  • Duncanville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tuscaloosa, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Buena Vista area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Buena Vista area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.