Nearby Communities in the 1890s

We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Vista in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Vista. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Vista listed first.

Suwannee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
Rosewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
Chiefland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chiefland is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiefland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiefland <2>
Ellzey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ellzey is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellzey
Cedar Key
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Key is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Key
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Key <2>
Otter Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Creek <2>
Gulf Hammock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Hammock is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hammock
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Hammock <2>
Bronson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bronson is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <2>
Meredith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Meredith is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith

Footnotes ...

<1>

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.

<2>

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