Welcome to Buena Vista ...

Buena Vista is located in Sonoma County<1>.

The location of Buena Vista has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (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 the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Buena Vista is 100 feet [30 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 (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

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

• Santa Rosa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
  • Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <5>
• Vallejo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallejo
  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <5>
• Napa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
  • Napa is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <5>
• Petaluma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaluma
  • Petaluma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaluma <5>
• Novato
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novato
  • Novato is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novato <5>
• Rohnert Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnert Park
  • Rohnert Park is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohnert Park <5>
• American Canyon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Canyon
  • American Canyon is located in Napa County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 20,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Canyon <5>
• Cotati
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotati
  • Cotati is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotati <5>
• Saint Helena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
  • Saint Helena is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <5>
• Yountville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountville
  • Yountville is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yountville <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 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 Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/

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