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>
Buena Vista itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Alexandria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keokuk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mooar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mooar is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooar
- Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Summitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summitville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Gregory Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory Landing is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
- Wayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Sutter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Elderville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elderville is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Sonora ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sonora is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Galland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Galland is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Saint Francisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Elvaston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Clare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Clare is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Vincennes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Nauvoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Tioga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tioga is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Basco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Buena Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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