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Welcome to Buena Vista Lakes ...

Buena Vista Lakes is located in DeSoto County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Buena Vista Lakes: Buena Vista Lks.

Buena Vista Lakes is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Buena Vista Lakes: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Buena Vista Lakes ...

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

  • Southaven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Olive Branch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Horn Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hernando
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Senatobia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Coldwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Walls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walls is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Former name for Walls:
    • Alpika
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
  • Como
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Como is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
  • Crenshaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Memphis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Memphis is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buena Vista Lakes ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including DeSoto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buena Vista Lakes - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Buena Vista Lakes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Buena Vista Lakes 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.