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Welcome to Buenavista ...

Buenavista is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buenavista, 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.

Buenavista is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Buenavista (for example, toward Palestine (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Buenavista: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Buenavista ...

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

  • Bloomington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bedford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellettsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bloomfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Spencer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Worthington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Oolitic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stinesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Crane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Judah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Judah is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah

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 Buenavista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buenavista.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buenavista ...

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

Adding Buenavista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buenavista in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Buenavista was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buenavista.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buenavista - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Buenavista area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Buenavista area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.