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Buena Vista

Ghost town · Lee County, Iowa

Keokuk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500)
Keokuk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buena Vista is a ghost town in Lee County, Iowa. It is one of 8 former communities in Lee County on the federal names register. No county in Iowa has more among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buena Vista as a historical populated place on the Keokuk topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.3867° N, 91.4338° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKeokuk
Elevation498 ft
Nearest living townKeokuk, IA
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID465467
Coordinates40.38671, -91.43376

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What's there now

Buena Vista is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Keokuk, IA (population 9,748), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 498 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Buena Vista?

Buena Vista is in Lee County, Iowa, at 40.3867, -91.4338.

How many ghost towns are in Lee County?

Lee County, Iowa has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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