Welcome to Vista ...

Vista is located in Grant County<1>.

Vista is 4,680 feet [1,426 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Vista is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Vista and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Vista: 575

Communities Also Named Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Vista - they are located in California, Florida, Iowa, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vista ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Vista.

• Hachita ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hachita is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hachita
• Windmill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Windmill is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
• Separ
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Separ is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
• Wilna
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilna is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilna
• Animas
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Animas is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Animas <3>
• Cotton City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
• Lordsburg
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lordsburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lordsburg <3>
• Shakespeare ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
  • Former name for Shakespeare:
  • Ralston City

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Vista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vista.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vista ...

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