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Buena Vista, Virginia Map Art
A new map of Buena Vista, Virginia, made in 2026 and printed to order on thick archival matte paper.
12" x 18" Archival Matte Print
A Map of Home. A Work of Art.
Explore Buena Vista, Virginia from a whole new perspective. Created using aerial imagery and detailed geographic data, this map captures Buena Vista building by building, with labeled streets, familiar landmarks, and shaded topographical relief that highlights the natural contours of the landscape.
Combining modern data with the timeless character of a vintage atlas, this map is just as interesting up close as it is beautiful on the wall. Whether you grew up in Buena Vista, spent memorable years there, or call it home today, this unique map is a great way to celebrate a place that means something to you. Zoom in on the preview to look for your street, and then order a print to put your memories on the wall.
Three ways to hang it
Unframed archival matte, a black wood frame or a white wood frame.
Up close
Geography Worth Displaying
This map was created using accurate cartographic data and authoritative geographic sources, including the U.S. Geological Survey and the Census Bureau. The map brings together terrain, waterways, roads, and building detail. The majority of the streets are labeled, houses are accurately depicted, and the topography is derived from government sources. Combining local data with carefully composed color and shading leads to this beautifully detailed Buena Vista artwork for your wall.
Rather than simply showing street outlines, we’ve included as many of the street names as we could reasonably fit on the map while keeping their names legible. Zoom in on the high resolution preview to see exactly what’s on the map. We truly set out to create a statement piece for anyone who loves Buena Vista. So whether it’s for you, or a gift for someone you love, we hope this map of Buena Vista brings back fond memories.
Read the story behind this map of Buena Vista, Virginia from 2026.
About Buena Vista, Virginia
Buena Vista is an independent city of 6,641 people near the western base of the Blue Ridge, on the east bank of the Maury River. A survey made in 1863 found only about six buildings on the site, among them the Paxton and Majors properties, and each had a mill on the river, which people then called the North River. Until 1888 people called the site Green Valley, Green Forest or Hart's Bottom.
Benjamin C. Moomaw founded the town around a tannery where two railroads, the Richmond and Alleghany and the Shenandoah Valley, met the old James River Canal, which by then supplied water power. In December 1888 he wrote the Buena Vista Prospectus and offered stock, and every share sold within 30 days for $400,000. The town was chartered in 1890, and on February 15, 1892, a city charter made it independent of Rockbridge County.
“one of the many new towns that seem to have sprung up as if by magic in some parts of Virginia.”
- A boom from 1889 to 1892Reports of a large iron ore deposit on February 22, 1889, set off a boom that lasted until March 4, 1892. In those three years Buena Vista gained an opera house, a luxury hotel, two banks, an electric light plant, a glass foundry, a steel factory and an iron furnace, along with plants making paper, saddles, cashmere, wagons, egg crates, furniture and boilers. The 1890 Buena Vista Hotel is now Main Hall at Southern Virginia University.
- The flood of August 20, 1969Rain from the remains of Hurricane Camille pushed the Maury River to 31.23 feet on the Buena Vista gauge, the highest ever recorded on the lower river, and downtown stood under more than 5 feet of water. The river rose again in 1985, when Hurricane Juan helped soak western Virginia, and in 1995. The James C. Olin Flood Control Project, finished in 1997, built a 2.5-mile levee wall with the River Walk trail running along its top.
- A courthouse turned libraryWhen the city's original courthouse was threatened with demolition, local citizens stepped in to save it and had it converted into Buena Vista's public library. Known today as the A.B. Modine Memorial Library, the Old Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- A World Series managerCharlie Manuel lived in Buena Vista and starred in several sports at Parry McCluer High School. He went on to play in the major leagues and in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s, and later managed the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series championship.
Find your street
Names on the Buena Vista map
Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.
Places and landmarks6
- Buena Vista Municipal Building
- Racy Acres
- Enderly Heights
- George Washington National Forest
- Glen Maury Park
- Green Hill Cemetery
Streets and roads130
- East Midland Trail
- West 29th Street
- East 29th Street
- South Magnolia Avenue
- Magnolia Avenue
- Park Avenue
- Paxton Drive
- West Tenth Street
- Tenth Street
- East 33rd Street
- Reids Hill
- Rockbridge Avenue
- Forge Road
- Rock Spring Lane
- Ridge Avenue
- East 26th Street
- Locust Avenue
- Maury River Road
- Holly Avenue
- East 13th Street
- Spruce Avenue
- East 20th Street
- East 18th Street
- South Hazel Avenue
- West 28th Street
- Hazel Avenue
- East 24th Street
- Longhollow Road
- Sycamore Avenue
- Chestnut Avenue
Show all 130 streets
- Walnut Avenue
- Maple Avenue
- Cedar Avenue
- Hawthorne Avenue
- Birch Avenue
- Forest Avenue
- Pine Avenue
- Woodland Avenue
- East 21st Street
- Oak Avenue
- Glen Maury Park Road
- Beverly Hollow Lane
- Vista Links Drive
- East 25th Street
- Hillside Drive
- Catalpa Avenue
- East 23th Street
- East 22nd Street
- East Twelfth Street
- East 17th Street
- East 19th Street
- Linden Avenue
- East 30th Street
- East 14th Street
- Dickinson Lane
- East 15th Street
- East 16th Street
- Beech Avenue
- West Sixth Street
- Lombardy Avenue
- East Eleventh Street
- East 40th Street
- East 38th Street
- Orange Avenue
- East 39th Street
- Elm Avenue
- Sunset Ridge
- East 32nd Street
- East Second Street
- Deer Haven Drive
- Laurel Avenue
- Robindale Court
- Orchard Street
- Brad Ford Drive
- Park Drive
- East Third Street
- Brook Street
- East 28th Street
- Evergreen Avenue
- West Fifth Street
- East 37th Street
- Fir Avenue
- Factory Street
- East 41st Street
- West 34th Street
- East 27th Street
- East 34th Street
- Linden Circle
- Reids Hill Road
- University Hill
- Carter Farm Drive
- West Fourth Street
- Green Forest Avenue
- East 36th Street
- Poplar Avenue
- Baner Lane
- Cypress Avenue
- West Third Street
- West 25th Street
- South Woodland Avenue
- Glasgow Avenue
- East Ninth Street
- West Eighth Street
- East Tenth Street
- Hemlock Avenue
- East 35th Street
- West Ninth Street
- Larch Avenue
- West 24th Street
- West 37th Street
- Meadow Glen Lane
- West 22th Street
- West 23th Street
- West 16th Street
- West 13th Street
- Pine Cone Lane
- East 23rd Street
- East College Hill Drive
- Alleghany Avenue
- Edgewood Road
- West 21st Street
- Juniper Avenue
- Dickinson Drive
- West 19th Street
- Hartless Drive
- West 38th Street
- East First Street
- East 31st Street
- West 31st Street
- West 17th Street
Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.
The art of mapping a place
How This Map Was Made
Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.
The view from above
Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.
The shape of the land
Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.
The details of home
Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.
Geography becomes art
Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.
Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.
The Details
About This Print
Choose an archival matte print, or a black or white Ayous wood frame. The archival matte print is unframed.
Select your size and finish above to see the matching product image and price.
Materials & Craftsmanship
A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.
Your printed map does not include the watermark shown in the full-map preview.
Shipping & Delivery
Free shipping within the United States. Every print is made to order in the USA.
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Prints ship within 2 to 3 business days. Allow 7 to 10 days total from ordering for delivery. Timing may vary during holidays or periods of high order volume.
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Returns and damaged prints
Each print is made to order. Change-of-mind refunds are not available after production.
If your print arrives damaged, misprinted or incorrect, contact support@knowol.com within 30 days of receiving it. Include your order number, photos and a description of the issue.
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