Buena Vista, Fayette County, Ohio

Buena Vista, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Buena Vista
Location of Buena Vista, Ohio
Buena Vista
Buena Vista (the US)
Coordinates: 39°25′19″N 83°29′39″W / 39.42194°N 83.49417°W / 39.42194; -83.49417
Country United States
State Ohio
Counties Fayette
Township Green
Elevation[1] 1,010 ft (308 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 43160
Area code(s) 740
GNIS feature ID 1056737[1]

Buena Vista is an unincorporated community in Green Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 39°25′19″N 83°29′39″W / 39.42194°N 83.49417°W / 39.42194; -83.49417Coordinates: 39°25′19″N 83°29′39″W / 39.42194°N 83.49417°W / 39.42194; -83.49417,[2] at the intersection of Greenfield-Sabina Road (Fayette County Highway 5) and Stafford Road (Fayette County Highway 3), about 5 miles south of Washington Court House.[3] Rattlesnake Creek flows near the town site.[4]

History

Buena Vista had its start in the 1830s.[5] Buena Vista was formerly called Moons, after William Moon, an early settler.[6] The present name is said to be a transfer from Buena Vista, Virginia.[7]

A post office called Moon was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1907.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buena Vista, Fayette County, Ohio
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
  4. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas; Thomas, J. (1854). A new and complete gazetteer of the United States: giving a full and comprehensive review of the present condition, industry, and resources of the American confederacy. Lippincott, Grambo & Company. p. 156.
  5. ↑ Dills, R. S. (1881). History of Fayette County: Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio. Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and All Other Authentic Sources. Odell & Mayer. p. 769.
  6. ↑ Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. p. 310.
  7. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 20.
  8. ↑ "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 December 2015.


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