Vista County

Vista County was established in 1795, being the first to be established. However, the county name was originally James County with Jamestown as the first county seat.

Pre-American Revolution
In 1526, King Henry VIII of England sent a fleet of six ships to sail across the ocean, hearing about Christopher Columbus's travels. Halfway through the long journey, the ships were blown off course, and wrecked on a point of land they named Cape Tudor. They settled here, but unfortunately for them, it was Atlantic hurricane season. A storm struck the settlement with large waves and destroyed it. They saw that the mountains disrupted it, so they began to trek over the mountains and through what they named Savior Pass. They made it to the other side, continued a short distance, and founded a small settlement, which they named Henrysburg. When they built a ship and sent some men back to alert the king, he was alarmed about the disaster but decided that they could stay and it would be a colony. In 1528, the colony of Henrysburg was officially founded, about a half mile from Jamestown. But Henrysburg was forced to move a bit farther because of landslides. The new town, replacing Henrysburg, they named Jamestown. The colony was renamed to Jamestown to match.

Post-American Revolution
In 1795, Jamestown became the county seat of a newly established James County. The county was entirely rural until 1852, when the county seat was moved to Mount Viewport as a result of the city rapidly growing. In 1853, the county was later renamed to Vista County.

Adjacent Counties

 * Plymouth County (south)
 * Montgomery County (southwest)
 * Altitude County (west)
 * Judd County (north & east)

Major Highways

 * Interstate 99
 * US 48
 * US 801
 * MV 1 (Former)
 * MV 3 (Future)
 * MV 12 (Former)
 * MV 32 (Future)
 * MV 434

Cities

 * Mount Viewport

Villages

 * Jamestown
 * Point Pelican