Vista, Iowa

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

Geography
Vista was in Section 26 of Westburg Township, at the junction of Freeman Avenue and 260th Street.

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

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.

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

Vista's population was 28 in 1917.

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; only a few farmhouses remain.