Buena Vista, Cameron County, Texas
Buena Vista, Cameron County, Texas | |
|---|---|
  Buena Vista  Buena Vista | |
| Coordinates:26°14′42″N97°20′56″W/ 26.24500°N 97.34889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6(Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5(CDT) |
| Area code | 956 |
| GNISfeature ID | 1378066[1] |
Buena Vistais anunincorporated communityinCameron County,Texas,United States.[1]It is located within theRio Grande Valleyand theBrownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.
History
[edit]There was a brief period of settlement in Buena Vista in the 1930s. County highway maps of that year showed several farms here. Buena Vista continued to be listed on county maps in the 1960s, but there were no population estimates in 2000.[2]
Geography
[edit]Buena Vista is located 24 miles (39 km) northeast ofBrownsvillein northeastern Cameron County. It is just north of theLaguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.[2]
Education
[edit]Buena Vista had its own school in the 1930s.[2]Today, the community is served by theLos Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District.Children in the community attend Palmer-Laakso Elementary School, Los Cuates Middle School, andLos Fresnos High School.
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