Welcome to Bonanza ...

The city of Bonanza is located in Sebastian County<1>.

The location of Bonanza has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonanza, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bonanza has a population of 563 people<3> (see below for details).

Bonanza is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bonanza lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bonanza is within the (479) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bonanza had an population of 563 people. This is a decrease of 2.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bonanza had a population of 575 people. This makes Bonanza the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Bonanza represents 0.02% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 255th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 575 people, the population of Bonanza increased 11.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 514 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bonanza.

Communities Also Named Bonanza ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Bonanza - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada (3), Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (3), Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bonanza.

Communities near Bonanza ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bonanza.

• Fort Smith
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <5>
• Van Buren
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <5>
• Greenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Poteau
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
  • Poteau is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <5>
• Barling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <5>
• Roland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <5>
• Muldrow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <5>
• Lavaca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <5>
• Spiro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <5>
• Arkoma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoma
  • Arkoma is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkoma <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bonanza. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonanza.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bonanza. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonanza.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonanza. See our Newspapers Page for Bonanza.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonanza ...

Looking for more information about Bonanza? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bonanza, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bonanza.

Adding Bonanza to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonanza in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bonanza was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bonanza post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonanza.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bonanza. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sebastian County: www.sebastiancountyonline.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/