Welcome to Buena Vista ...

Buena Vista is located in Taos County<1>.

Buena Vista is 7,630 feet [2,326 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Buena Vista is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Buena Vista: 575

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

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

• Questa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
  • Questa is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <4>
• Red River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red River
  • From Buena Vista to Red River
• Taos Ski Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
  • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <4>
• Lama
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
  • Lama is located in Taos County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lama
  • From Buena Vista to Lama
• Amalia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
  • Amalia is located in Taos County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amalia
  • From Buena Vista to Amalia
• Costilla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
  • Costilla is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costilla <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Costilla
  • From Buena Vista to Costilla
• San Cristobal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Cristobal
  • San Cristobal is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Cristobal <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Cristobal
  • From Buena Vista to San Cristobal
• Kiowa Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
  • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
• Garcia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
  • Garcia is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <4>
• Jaroso
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
  • Jaroso is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buena Vista, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buena Vista.