Welcome to Buena Vista ...

Buena Vista is located in San Diego 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Buena Vista is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Buena Vista: (760) & (442)<5>

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

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

• Oceanside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside
  • Oceanside is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceanside <6>
• Escondido
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido
  • Escondido is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escondido <6>
• Carlsbad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsbad
  • Carlsbad is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlsbad <6>
• San Marcos
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marcos
  • San Marcos is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Marcos <6>
• Encinitas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinitas
  • Encinitas is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encinitas <6>
• Poway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
  • Poway is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <6>
• Solana Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana Beach
  • Solana Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solana Beach <6>
• Del Mar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar
  • Del Mar is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Mar <6>
• Lake San Marcos
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake San Marcos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake San Marcos
  • Lake San Marcos is located in San Diego County
• Lawrence Welk Resort Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Welk Resort Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Welk Resort Village
  • Lawrence Welk Resort Village is located in San Diego County

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buena Vista was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

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