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Welcome to Buena Vista ...

So far, we found very little information about Buena Vista. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Buena Vista to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buena Vista, please Contact Us.

Buena Vista would have been located within present day Van Wert County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Buena Vista is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Buena Vista was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Buena Vista was located: 419 & 567<4>

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

While we believe that this Buena Vista is located in Van Wert County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Buena Vista. Those communities are located in the following counties: Butler, Fayette, Hocking and Scioto County.

Beyond Ohio, 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 Mexico (5), New York, North Carolina (4), 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.

  • Van Wert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Celina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Decatur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
  • Saint Marys
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Delphos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elida
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Elida is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Rockford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Convoy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ottoville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Van Wert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buena Vista - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Buena Vista area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Buena Vista area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.