Welcome to Buena Vista ...

Buena Vista is located in Amador County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Buena Vista: Bwey-na<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buena Vista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Buena Vista is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Buena Vista lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Buena Vista lies within the (209) area code.

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

While we believe that this Buena Vista is located in Amador County, we know of another 7 California communities named Buena Vista. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mariposa, Monterey, Nevada, San Diego, Santa Clara, Sonoma and Tehama County.

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

• Ione
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
  • Former names for Ione:
  • Bedbug
  • Freeze Out
  • Hardscrabble
  • Ione City
  • Ione Valley
  • Jone City
  • Jone Valley
  • Rickeyville
  • Woosterville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <5>
• Jackson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Sutter Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Creek
  • Sutter Creek is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutter Creek <5>
• Plymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Amador City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador City
  • Amador City is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amador City <5>
• Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oregon Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
  • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
• Campo Seco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Seco
  • Campo Seco is located in Calaveras County
  • Former name for Campo Seco:
  • Oregon City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campo Seco <5>
• Burson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson
  • Burson is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burson <5>
• Wallace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <5>
• Martell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
  • Martell is located in Amador County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martell <5>

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 for Buena Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Buena Vista post office opened in 1866.

We also found Buena Vista in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/