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]

This article is about the populated place in Fayette County. For other uses, see Buena Vista, Ohio (disambiguation).
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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