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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Buena Vista in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Buena Vista. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.

  • Sinton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <2>
  • Papalote
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Papalote is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papalote
  • Viola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Viola is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Portland is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
  • Gregory
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <2>
  • Nueces
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Nueces is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nueces
  • San Patricio
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Corpus Christi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Skidmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mathis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <2>
  • Banquete
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Refugio
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Aransas Pass
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Blanconia
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Blanconia is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
    • Former names for Blanconia:
    • Dark Corners
    • Pull Tight
  • Rockport
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Fulton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Lagarto
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lagarto is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagarto
  • Driscoll
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beeville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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.
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