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Buena Vista

Ghost town · Nevada County, California

Chicago Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Chicago Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buena Vista is a ghost town in Nevada County, California. It is one of 28 former communities in Nevada County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buena Vista as a historical populated place on the Chicago Park 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 39.1891° N, 120.9733° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChicago Park
Elevation2,629 ft
Nearest living townGrass Valley, CA
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1682850
Coordinates39.18906, -120.97328

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What's there now

Buena Vista is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grass Valley, CA (population 14,126), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,629 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 Nevada County, California, at 39.1891, -120.9733.

How many ghost towns are in Nevada County?

Nevada County, California has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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