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

Buena lies within the (509) area code.

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.

• Yakima
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Yakima is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yakima <4>
• Sunnyside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyside <4>
• Toppenish
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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  • Toppenish is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toppenish <4>
• Selah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Selah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selah <4>
• Union Gap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Union Gap is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Gap <4>
• Wapato
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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  • Wapato is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapato <4>
• Moxee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Moxee is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moxee <4>
• Granger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Granger is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <4>
• Zillah
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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  • Zillah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zillah <4>
• Harrah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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  • Harrah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yakima County: www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/