Buena Vista, Fayette County, Ohio

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,[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]

Buena Vista, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Buena Vista
Location of Buena Vista, Ohio
Buena Vista
Buena Vista (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°25′19″N 83°29′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesFayette
TownshipGreen
Elevation1,010 ft (308 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43160
Area code(s)740
GNIS feature ID1056737[1]

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]

  • Buena Vista community sign
  • Looking south on Stafford Road in Buena Vista

References
  1. "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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