Ione in Amador County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Buena Vista

Photographed by Ron Bonvie

1. Buena Vista Marker

Inscription. In the mineral rich Ione Valley, between Ione and the southern Mokelumne River, where once mining communities like, Lancha Plana, Camp Opra and Camanche dotted the maps, is the town of Buena Vista. Situated at the intersections of two thoroughfares in the valley, Buena Vista Rd and Jackson Valley Rd. Sits the Buena Vista Store and Saloon the true heart of town. Where a cold beer and a hot meal have been available from this building for more than a hundred years. Gone are the mining camps of old, but the building that houses this establishment lives on for locals and travelers alike.

A special thanks to the Gomez Family Owners of the Buena Vista Store and Saloon, Deborah Coleen Cook for her help in researching the history of the Jackson and Ione Valleys.

Erected 2015 by James W. Marshall Chapter 49 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list.

Location. 38° 17.651′ N, 120° 54.808′ W. Marker is in Ione, California, in Amador County. It is at the intersection of

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Buena Vista Road and Jackson Valley Road. on Buena Vista Road. Located beneath The Buena Vista Store Marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5806 Ione Buena Vista Road, Ione CA 95640, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buena Vista Store (here, next to this marker); Ione's Annual Picnic (approx. 3.7 miles away); Ione High School (approx. 3.9 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 4 miles away); Steam Flour Mill (approx. 4.2 miles away); Daniel Stewart Co. Store (approx. 4.2 miles away); Ione Pavilion (approx. 4.2 miles away); Ione Theater (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ione.

Photographed by Ron Bonvie

2. Buena Vista Marker

Buena Vista Marker with the Buena Vista Store Marker above it.

Buena Vista Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle

3. Buena Vista Store

The Buena Vista - then a store, now a saloon image. Click for full size.

March 12, 2022

4. The Buena Vista - then a store, now a saloon

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2017, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 1,120 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2017, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. 3. submitted on August 13, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 4. submitted on March 14, 2022. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.