Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; 
 United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico; 
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Buena Vista
    n 1: a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States
         forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces
         under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Buena Vista -- U.S. County in Iowa
   Population (2000):    20411
   Housing Units (2000): 8145
   Land area (2000):     574.783868 sq. miles (1488.683322 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    5.281204 sq. miles (13.678254 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    580.065072 sq. miles (1502.361576 sq. km)
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             42.718568 N, 95.155185 W
   Headwords:
    Buena Vista
    Buena Vista, IA
    Buena Vista County
    Buena Vista County, IA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Buena Vista -- U.S. city in Virginia
   Population (2000):    6349
   Housing Units (2000): 2716
   Land area (2000):     6.830729 sq. miles (17.691506 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.830729 sq. miles (17.691506 sq. km)
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             37.732184 N, 79.353325 W
   Headwords:
    Buena Vista
    Buena Vista, VA
    Buena Vista city
    Buena Vista city, VA
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Buena Vista, PR -- U.S. comunidad in Puerto Rico
   Population (2000):    2026
   Housing Units (2000): 743
   Land area (2000):     0.261016 sq. miles (0.676029 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.261016 sq. miles (0.676029 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            09087
   Located within:       Puerto Rico (PR), FIPS 72
   Location:             17.997166 N, 66.050091 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Buena Vista, PR
    Buena Vista
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Buena Vista, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
   Population (2000):    1704
   Housing Units (2000): 557
   Land area (2000):     0.070708 sq. miles (0.183133 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.070708 sq. miles (0.183133 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            08848
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             37.321226 N, 121.916311 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Buena Vista, CA
    Buena Vista
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Buena Vista, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
   Population (2000):    2195
   Housing Units (2000): 1124
   Land area (2000):     3.437098 sq. miles (8.902043 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000847 sq. miles (0.002195 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.437945 sq. miles (8.904238 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            10105
   Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
   Location:             38.838790 N, 106.132886 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     81211
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Buena Vista, CO
    Buena Vista
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Buena Vista, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
   Population (2000):    1664
   Housing Units (2000): 756
   Land area (2000):     3.244022 sq. miles (8.401977 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.031847 sq. miles (0.082483 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.275869 sq. miles (8.484460 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            11728
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             32.318301 N, 84.516035 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Buena Vista, GA
    Buena Vista
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Buena Vista, MI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Michigan
   Population (2000):    7845
   Housing Units (2000): 3192
   Land area (2000):     4.481305 sq. miles (11.606527 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.481305 sq. miles (11.606527 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            11555
   Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
   Location:             43.415175 N, 83.902221 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Buena Vista, MI
    Buena Vista
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Buena Vista, VA -- U.S. city in Virginia
   Population (2000):    6349
   Housing Units (2000): 2716
   Land area (2000):     6.830729 sq. miles (17.691506 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.830729 sq. miles (17.691506 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            11032
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             37.732184 N, 79.353325 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     24416
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Buena Vista, VA
    Buena Vista