Address: 32886 S. 3rd St. Gotham, WI 53540
Town of Buena Vista
Richland County, Wisconsin
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Buena Vista Town Hall is located at
32886 S Third St, Gotham WI 53540
Buena Vista has a population of 1,807 as of January 2020. Their are approximately 1,432 residents of voting age. Buena Vista township has 10.37% of the county’s total population, making it the 2nd most populous community. The unincorporated communities of Gotham and Sextonville are located within the township. Both Gotham and Sextonville have U. S. Post offices. Next to the Gotham post office is a Free Little Library. The township has a total area of 42 square miles. There are 3 School Districts within the township, Ithaca, Richland Center and River Valley. The township has the following cemeteries: Bear Valley, Button, Jennings, Lone Rock, Richland City, Saint Killian and Sextonville. The Lone Rock Cemetery is under the direction of Buena Vista. The Sexton is Melissa Allen and she may be contacted by calling (608) 604-3507. Plots are for sale.
Our History
Buena Vista is the name of at least three Wisconsin communities, with the most historically significant being the former village in Portage County, named after a battle, which was destroyed by a tornado in 1863. Another Buena Vista in Richland County was settled in the mid-1840s, while a third in Columbia County was a bustling hops and pottery center that declined when the railroad bypassed it.
Buena Vista (Richland County)
- Settlement: The first settlers, brothers Robert and William McCloud, arrived from Ohio in the fall of 1845, locating farms along Bear Creek.
- Early Life: The McClouds, along with their families, moved to their new homes in the spring of 1846.
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