Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Buena Vista Heights (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Buena Vista Heights. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Buena Vista Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buena Vista Heights: Buena Vista Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buena Vista Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buena Vista Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Buena Vista Heights is located in Muscogee County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muscogee County: Lee (AL), Russell (AL), Chattahoochee, Harris & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Buena Vista Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buena Vista Heights:
- Muscogee County (The home county of Buena Vista Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Branton Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Sunset Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- East Edgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Saint Marys Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Hilton Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- Baker Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Cusseta Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Wynnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Glenns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Lincoln Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- City Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bibb City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Ochillee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Fort Benning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Cusseta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ida Vesper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Cataula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellerslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Hamilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pine Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Juniper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Glen Alta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Draneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Louvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Omaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Lumpkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Box Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Talbotton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belleview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Flint Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Norwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Mauk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Osanippa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- River View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eady City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Lee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Smith's Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Bleecker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Prince Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Marvyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Chewacla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Beauregard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Fontaine Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Phenix City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ladonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Oswichee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Holy Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Loflin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Seale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hugley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hugley is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Cottonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Pittsview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchechubbee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buena Vista Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Buena Vista Heights.
Cemeteries Near Buena Vista Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buena Vista Heights.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buena Vista Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buena Vista Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evergreen Memory Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Providence Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbus.
- The Providence Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- Providence Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200533 <3>
- Green Acres Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parkhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parkhill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
- The Parkhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36127 <3>
- Colored Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Porterdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greater Beallwood Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porterdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edmonds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Felix Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Buena Vista Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buena Vista Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista Heights, with the one closest to Buena Vista Heights listed first.
- Esquiline ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Esquiline is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquiline
- Muscogee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Muscogee is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Schatulga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schatulga is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schatulga
- Ochillee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Girard is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Eelbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eelbeck is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eelbeck
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fortson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Upatoi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ladonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Cottage Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage Mills is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buena Vista Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buena Vista Heights.
Newspapers Published in Buena Vista Heights ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buena Vista Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buena Vista Heights, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buena Vista Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buena Vista Heights:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Muscogee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Harris County
- Marion County
- Stewart County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Chambers County
- Lee County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buena Vista Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Buena Vista Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |