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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Buena Vista Estates (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Buena Vista Estates. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Buena Vista Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buena Vista Estates: Buena Vista Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buena Vista Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buena Vista Estates.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alamance County: Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph & Rockingham.
Below are the counties that are near Buena Vista Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buena Vista Estates:
- Alamance County (The home county of Buena Vista Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Estates, with the one closest to Buena Vista Estates listed first.
- Brook Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brook Hollow is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hollow
- Mebane
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stagecoach Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Hawfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Florence Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Florence Town is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
- Green Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Haw River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cooper Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Estates
- Melville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Swepsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Granite Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Granite Village is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Village
- The Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Farm is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Farm
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Estates, with the one closest to Buena Vista Estates listed first.
- Prospect Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Jericho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Ridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Locust Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Leasburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yanceyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Yanceyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Quick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Blanch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Estates, with the one closest to Buena Vista Estates listed first.
- Fearrington Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
- Bynum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Pittsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Siler City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Estates, with the one closest to Buena Vista Estates listed first.
- The American Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Rougemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bahama
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Gorman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Brassfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Morrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granville County
- Butner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Estates, with the one closest to Buena Vista Estates listed first.
- Gibsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitsett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sedalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- McLeansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Julian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Browns Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rudd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Climax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Estates, with the one closest to Buena Vista Estates listed first.
- Miles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miles is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Lakeview Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
- Cheeks Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Efland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan Oak is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Oak
- Stagecoach Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
- Dimmocks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dimmocks Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmocks Mill
- Rosewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rosewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Walkers Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Landing
- Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Teer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Orange Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Estates, with the one closest to Buena Vista Estates listed first.
- Hurdle Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Allens Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Roseville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Timberlake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tirzah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Whitt Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Hicks Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Moriah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Roxboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Allensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Estates, with the one closest to Buena Vista Estates listed first.
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Staley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melanchton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Redcross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Estates, with the one closest to Buena Vista Estates listed first.
- Lawsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Reidsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ruffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buena Vista Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Buena Vista Estates.
Cemeteries Near Buena Vista Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buena Vista Estates.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buena Vista Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buena Vista Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista Estates, with the one closest to Buena Vista Estates listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Level Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salem Community Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Community Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Saxapahaw.
- The Salem Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem United Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #176187 <2>
- Rosewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeffries Cross Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Temple of Light Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple of Light Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple of Light Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Hillsborough.
- The Temple of Light Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254144 <2>
- Old Eno Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Buena Vista Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buena Vista Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista Estates, with the one closest to Buena Vista Estates listed first.
- Mebane
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hawfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Haw River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swepsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Efland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Teer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McCray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saxapahaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hillsborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corbett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Union Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buena Vista Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buena Vista Estates.
Newspapers Published in Buena Vista Estates ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buena Vista Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buena Vista Estates, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buena Vista Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buena Vista Estates:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alamance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caswell County
- Chatham County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buena Vista Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buena Vista Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |