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Buena Vista, Bexar County, Texas

Coordinates: 29°16′17″N 98°27′41″W / 29.27139°N 98.46139°W / 29.27139; -98.46139
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Buena Vista, Bexar County, Texas
Buena Vista is located in Texas
Buena Vista
Buena Vista
Buena Vista is located in the United States
Buena Vista
Buena Vista
Coordinates: 29°16′17″N 98°27′41″W / 29.27139°N 98.46139°W / 29.27139; -98.46139
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBexar
Elevation538 ft (164 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code210
GNIS feature ID1353176[1]

Buena Vista is an unincorporated community in Bexar County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area.

History

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The area in what is known as Buena Vista was first settled sometime before 1900. It had several houses and a store in the mid-1930s.[2]

Geography

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Buena Vista is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1937 and Blue Wing Road, 11 mi (18 km) southeast of Downtown San Antonio in southeastern Bexar County.[2]

Education

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In the mid-1930s, Buena Vista had a school with five teachers for students in first through eighth grades until it joined the Southside Independent School District in the early 1950s.[2] The community continues to be served by the Southside ISD today.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buena Vista, Bexar County, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Long, Christopher (November 1, 1994). "Buena Vista, TX (Bexar County)". tshaonline.org.