Buena Vista, Franklin County, Indiana

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Buena Vista, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Buena Vista
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Buena Vista
Coordinates: 39°26′20″N85°16′21″W / 39.43889°N 85.27250°W / 39.43889; -85.27250
Country United States
State Indiana
County Franklin
Township Posey
Elevation
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997 ft (304 m)
ZIP code
47024
FIPS code 18-08938 [2]
GNIS feature ID431764 [1]

Buena Vista is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Buena Vista was laid out in 1848 by William Pruet, a landowner. [3] Its name commemorates the Battle of Buena Vista. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buena Vista, Franklin County, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp.  173.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  80. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for the Battle of Buena in the Mexican War.


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