Welcome to Magna Vista ...

Magna Vista is located in Issaquena County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Magna Vista, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Magna Vista: Magna Vis.

Magna Vista is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Magna Vista ...

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

• Tallulah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Tallulah is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah <3>
• Lake Providence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <3>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
• Mayersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
• Cary
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cary is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
• Chotard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chotard is located in Issaquena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
• Transylvania
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Transylvania is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transylvania
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Transylvania <3>
• Onward
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Onward is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
• Smedes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Smedes is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
• Tallula
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tallula is located in Issaquena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Magna Vista ...

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

Adding Magna Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Magna 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 (so far) for Magna Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Magna Vista post office opened in 1887. The Magna Vista post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Magna Vista.