Buena Vista, Franklin County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°26′20″N 85°16′21″W / 39.43889°N 85.27250°W / 39.43889; -85.27250
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Buena Vista, Indiana
FIPS code
18-08938[2]
GNIS feature ID431764[1]

Buena Vista is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Buena Vista was laid out in 1848 by William Pruet, a landowner.[3] Its name commemorates the Battle of Buena Vista.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buena Vista, Franklin County, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 173.
  4. . ...and named for the Battle of Buena in the Mexican War.