Welcome to Vista ...

Vista is located in Waseca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Vista is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Vista lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Vista is located in the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Vista - they are located in California, Florida, Iowa, Manitoba, Michigan, 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.

• Owatonna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owatonna
  • Owatonna is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owatonna <3>
• Waseca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
  • Waseca is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <3>
• Janesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <3>
• Wells
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Faribault County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
• Waterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <3>
• Medford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• New Richland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
  • New Richland is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <3>
• Morristown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
• Elysian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian
  • Elysian is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysian <3>
• Clarks Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
  • Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <3>

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 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vista.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Waseca County: www.co.waseca.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/