Welcome to Buena Vista ...

Buena Vista is located in Polk County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Buena Vista, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

Buena Vista was established in 1847.

Buena Vista is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Buena Vista lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Buena Vista: (503) and (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Ohio (5), 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.

• Salem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Corvallis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvallis
  • Corvallis is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corvallis <5>
• Albany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
• Keizer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <5>
• Dallas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <5>
• Independence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Monmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <5>
• Stayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
  • Stayton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <5>
• Philomath
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
  • Philomath is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philomath <5>
• Aumsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumsville
  • Aumsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aumsville <5>

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.<7>

From that list, the Buena Vista post office opened in 1866.

We also found Buena Vista in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/