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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
Buena Vista is located in Indiana
Buena Vista
Buena Vista
Buena Vista is located in the United States
Buena Vista
Buena Vista
Coordinates: 39°26′20″N 85°16′21″W / 39.43889°N 85.27250°W / 39.43889; -85.27250
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFranklin
TownshipPosey
Elevation997 ft (304 m)
ZIP code
47024
FIPS code18-08938[2]
GNIS feature ID431764[1]

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

History

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

References

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  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. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for the Battle of Buena in the Mexican War.