Buena Vista, Fayette County, Ohio

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Buena Vista, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Buena Vista
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Buena Vista
Buena Vista (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°25′19″N83°29′39″W / 39.42194°N 83.49417°W / 39.42194; -83.49417
Country United States
State Ohio
Counties Fayette
Township Green
Elevation
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1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43160
Area code 740
GNIS feature ID1056737 [1]

Buena Vista is an unincorporated community in Green Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States. It is located 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. [2] Rattlesnake Creek flows near the town site. [3]

History

Buena Vista had its start in the 1830s. [4] Buena Vista was formerly called Moons, after William Moon, an early settler. [5] The present name is said to be a transfer from Buena Vista, Virginia. [6]

A post office called Moon was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1907. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buena Vista, Fayette County, Ohio
  2. ↑ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, 2006, p. 80
  3. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas; Thomas, J. (1854). A new and complete gazetteer of the United States. Lippincott, Grambo & Company. p.  156.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. p.  310.
  6. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 20.
  7. ↑ "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2015.


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