THE BUENA VISTA CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys setting.
Buena Vista city has 6.44 square miles of land in Virginia. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Buena Vista city: Northern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys, Northern Sedimentary and Metasedimentary Ridges, Northern Igneous Ridges.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Buena Vista city intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Northern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys56.4%
- Northern Sedimentary and Metasedimentary Ridges43.5%
- Northern Igneous Ridges0.1%
Blue Ridge in Buena Vista city
Forested ridges, plateaus and high mountains extend through the Blue Ridge. Elevation, rainfall and sheltered coves create marked differences in forest communities across short distances.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Buena Vista city
The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Buena Vista city, including Buena Vista. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Buena Vista city by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within Buena Vista city, or 1.3% of its total area. That share is close to Buena Vista city’s 1.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
The Census boundary meets Rockbridge County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.