Welcome to Buena Park ...

Buena Park is located in Racine County<1>.

Buena Park is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Buena Park: 262

Communities Also Named Buena Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Buena Park - they are located in California and Illinois.

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

Communities near Buena Park ...

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

• Waukesha
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
• West Allis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
  • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
• New Berlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
• Brookfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
• Greenfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
• Oak Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
• Franklin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
• Muskego
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muskego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
  • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
• Caledonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buena Park ...

Looking for more information about Buena Park? 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 Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buena Park.