Buena Vista, Scioto County, Ohio facts for kids

Buena Vista is a small place in Ohio, in a part of the state called Scioto County. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that doesn't have its own local government, like a city or a village would. Instead, it's usually managed by the county.

History of Buena Vista

Buena Vista was officially planned and marked out on a map in 1850. This process is called "platting." The community got its name to remember an important event from the past: the Battle of Buena Vista. This battle happened in 1847 during the Mexican–American War, which was a conflict between the United States and Mexico. A post office was opened in Buena Vista in 1883, helping people send and receive mail. It stayed open for many years until 1960.