Welcome to Buena Vista (aka 'Buena Vista Colonia') ...

Buena Vista is located on the Gulf Coast.

Buena Vista is located in San Patricio County<1>.

Buena Vista is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buena Vista lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Buena Vista: 361

The community of Buena Vista has also been called Buena Vista Colonia.

Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...

While we believe that this Buena Vista is located in San Patricio County, we know of another 8 Texas communities named Buena Vista. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bexar, Cameron, Duval, El Paso, Ellis, Pecos, Starr and Zapata County.

Beyond Texas, 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), Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), 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.

• Corpus Christi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Corpus Christi is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corpus Christi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corpus Christi <3>
• 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 <3>
• Robstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Robstown is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robstown <3>
• Taft
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Taft is located in San Patricio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <3>
• Odem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Odem is located in San Patricio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <3>
• Gregory
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <3>
• Woodsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodsboro is located in Refugio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsboro <3>
• 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
• Bayside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bayside is located in Refugio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayside <3>
• Saint Paul
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Paul is located in San Patricio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul

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.