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Welcome to Vista ...

Vista is located in Levy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Vista is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Vista lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Vista: 352

Communities Also Named Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Vista - they are located in California, Iowa, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vista.

Communities near Vista ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vista.

  • Chiefland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fanning Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Key
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Horseshoe Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Otter Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Suwannee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Suwannee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
    • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
  • Manatee Road
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
    • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
  • Andrews
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Andrews is located in Levy 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 Vista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vista.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Vista.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vista. See our Newspapers Page for Vista.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vista ...

Looking for more information about 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 Vista, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vista.

Adding Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vista post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vista.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Levy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vista - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/