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Welcome to Buena Vista Estates ...

Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Buena Vista Estates: Buena Vista Ests.

Buena Vista Estates is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buena Vista Estates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Buena Vista Estates: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Buena Vista Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Buena Vista Estates - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Buena Vista Estates ...

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

  • Chapel Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Carrboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
  • Elon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Gibsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hillsborough
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Elon College
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Haw River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buena Vista Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alamance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buena Vista Estates - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Buena Vista Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Buena Vista Estates 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.