Buena Vista, Fayette County, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States

39°25′19″N 83°29′39″W / 39.42194°N 83.49417°W / 39.42194; -83.49417CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountiesFayetteTownship GreenElevation

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1,014 ft (309 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

43160

Area code740GNIS 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]

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

References

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