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.

Buena Vista, Bexar County, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 29°16′17″N 98°27′41″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bexar
Elevation	538 ft (164 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	210
GNIS feature ID	1353176[1]

History

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

Buena Vista is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1947 and Blue Wing Road, 11 mi (18 km) southeast of Downtown San Antonio in southeastern Bexar County.[2]

Education

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.

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