Buena Vista, Scioto County, Ohio

Buena Vista is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Buena Vista was platted in 1850.^[2] The community was named in commemoration of the Battle of Buena Vista (1847) in the Mexican–American War.^[3] A post office called Buena Vista was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1960.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buena Vista, Scioto County, Ohio
↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 383.
↑ Peacefull, Leonard (1996). "A Geography of Ohio". Kent State University Press. p. 219. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
↑ "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Scioto County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Portsmouth

City	Portsmouth

Villages	New Boston Otway Rarden South Webster

Townships	Bloom Brush Creek Clay Green Harrison Jefferson Madison Morgan Nile Porter Rarden Rush Union Valley Vernon Washington

CDPs	Clarktown Franklin Furnace Friendship Lucasville McDermott Minford Rosemount Sciotodale West Portsmouth Wheelersburg

Unincorporated communities	Alexandria Bear Creek Bloom Junction Buena Vista Dry Run Eifort‡ Hales Creek Harrison Mills Haverhill Henley Junior Furnace Lombardsville Lyra McGaw Mount Joy Mule Town Pinkerman Pond Run Powellsville Rushtown Scioto Furnace Sedan Slocum Wallace Mills

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°37′48″N 83°15′41″W / 38.63000°N 83.26139°W / 38.63000; -83.26139

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