Welcome to Buena ...
So far, we found very little information about Buena. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buena to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buena, please Contact Us.
Buena would have been located within present day Tucker County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Buena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Buena is 3,320 feet [1,012 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Buena is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Buena was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Buena was located: 304 & 681<4>
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 Washington.
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.
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bayard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Hendricks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Hambleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Harman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dryfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
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.
Adding Buena to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Buena in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Buena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Buena post office opened in 1900. The Buena post office closed in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Buena.
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Tucker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Buena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Buena area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |