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Buena Vista, Fayette County, Ohio

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Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
Buena Vista, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°25′19″N 83°29′39″W / 39.42194°N 83.49417°W / 39.42194; -83.49417
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesFayette
TownshipGreen
Elevation1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code43160
Area code740
GNIS feature ID1056737

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. Rattlesnake Creek flows near the town site.

History

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ 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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County seat: Washington Court House
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