Vista was an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States.[1] It was located at the junction of local roads Freeman Avenue and 260th Street.

Vista, Iowa
Vista, Iowa is located in Iowa
Vista, Iowa
Vista, Iowa
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 42°24′48″N 91°59′14″W / 42.41333°N 91.98722°W / 42.41333; -91.98722
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyBuchanan County
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Geography

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Vista was in Section 26 of Westburg Township,[2] at the junction of Freeman Avenue and 260th Street.[3]

History

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Vista was in west-central Buchanan County, Iowa, in 1903

Founded in the 19th century, Vista appeared on maps as early as the 1870s.[4]

The Methodist Church in Vista was organized in 1878. By 1914, it had 35 members in its congregation, and the building was originally used by Baptists.[5]

The Vista post office opened in 1889 and closed in either 1903[2] or 1904.[6] The History of Buchanan County, Iowa states the Vista Post office closed on December 31, 1904.[5]

Vista's population was 28 in 1917.[7]

By the 1930s and 1940s, Vista was considered a former village, appearing in lists of former towns and villages alongside Shady Grove, Kiene, Newtonville, Atlantic, Gatesville, Coytown, Castleville, Monti, Middlefield, and the original Hazleton townsite;[2][8] only a few farmhouses remain.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vista, Iowa
  2. ^ a b c "Pioneer Village of Iowa Died Hard; Mott Lists Some Old Buchanan Names". The Waterloo Courier. Waterloo, IA. November 19, 1930. p. 17. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Iowa Atlas and Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: Garmin Limited. 2021. p. 31.
  4. ^ Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Chappell, Harry Church; Chappell, Katharyn Joella Allen (1914). History of Buchanan County, Iowa: And Its People. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 285. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "GNIS Detail - Vista Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  7. ^ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Coytown, Mudville, Erin Now Abandoned Villages". The Independence Bulletin-Journal - Souvenir Centennial Issue. Independence, IA. June 12, 1947. p. 60. Retrieved December 31, 2023.