Welcome to Buena Vista ...

So far, we found very little information about Buena Vista. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Buena Vista to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buena Vista, please Contact Us.

Buena Vista would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.

The location of Buena Vista has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Buena Vista is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Buena Vista was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Buena Vista would have been located in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

While we believe that this Buena Vista is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Buena Vista. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chickasaw and Tippah County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 87 communities that are also named Buena Vista - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California (8), Colorado, Florida (4), Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico (5), New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (5), Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas (9), Utah (3), Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buena Vista.

Communities near Buena Vista ...

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

• Natchez
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Natchez is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <6>
• Vidalia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
  • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <6>
• Ferriday
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
  • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <6>
• Fayette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <6>
• Saint Joseph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <6>
• Newellton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
  • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <6>
• Clayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
• Ridgecrest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Waterproof
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <6>
• Sicily Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sicily Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
  • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/