Abandoned Record
About Buena Vista
Buena Vista is a populated place situated in Graham County, Arizona, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Buena Vista, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Buena Vista is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Buena Vista
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Silver City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Silver City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Safford sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Silver City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 San Jose sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Safford sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Buena Vista
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arizona index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Buena Vista": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Buena Vista, Arizona": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28220194.
- USGS GNIS 2129.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).