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Buena Vista

Ghost town · Polk County, Oregon

Independence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:31,680)
Independence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buena Vista is a ghost town in Polk County, Oregon, recorded as human settlement in Oregon, United States of America. It is one of 15 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buena Vista as a historical populated place: 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 44.7697° N, 123.1490° W.

Key facts

Elevation216 ft
Nearest living townIndependence, OR
Distance to it6.5 miles
Coordinates44.76970, -123.14900

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What's there now

Buena Vista is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Independence, OR (population 10,088), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 216 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 Polk County, Oregon, at 44.7697, -123.1490.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

Polk County, Oregon has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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