Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Buena Vista came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Buena Vista in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Buena Vista. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Buena Vista data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Buena Vista:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Buena Vista. See our Misc Page for Buena Vista for more information.