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Welcome to Buena ...

Buena is located in Yakima County<1>.

The pronunciation of Buena: boo-EE-na<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Buena is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Buena: 509

Communities Also Named Buena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Buena - they are located in California, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Buena ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buena.

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buena.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buena ...

Looking for more information about Buena? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buena, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buena.

Adding Buena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buena 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Buena post office opened in 1919.

We also found Buena mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Yakima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Buena. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/