Welcome to Buena Vista ...

Buena Vista is located in Mora County<1>.

The location of Buena Vista has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buena Vista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Buena Vista is 6,980 feet [2,128 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Buena Vista is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Buena Vista lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Buena Vista: (575)

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

While we believe that this Buena Vista is located in Mora County, we know of another 4 New Mexico communities named Buena Vista. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harding, Rio Arriba, Socorro and Taos County.

Beyond New Mexico, 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, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, 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.

• Rainsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <4>
• South Carmen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
  • South Carmen is located in Mora County
• Abuelo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
  • Abuelo is located in Mora County
• Ledoux
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
  • Ledoux is located in Mora County
• Mora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Mora is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <4>
• Cleveland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Pacheco Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacheco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
  • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
• Sapello
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapello
  • Sapello is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapello <4>
• Loma Parda ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Parda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
• Holman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman
  • Holman is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holman <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buena Vista ...

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

Adding Buena Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buena 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 for Buena Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Buena Vista post office opened in 1923.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buena Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/