Welcome to Bonanza ...

So far, we found very little information about Bonanza. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bonanza to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bonanza, please Contact Us.

Bonanza would have been located within present day Custer County<2>.

Bonanza was established in 1877.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bonanza is 6,370 feet [1,942 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bonanza is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Bonanza was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Bonanza still existed, it would have been in the (208) and (986)<4> area codes.

Communities Also Named Bonanza ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Bonanza - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, 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 5 communities that are near Bonanza.

• Stanley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <6>
• Clayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
• Bayhorse ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayhorse
  • Bayhorse is located in Custer County
• Challis
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Challis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challis
  • Challis is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Challis <6>
• Garden City ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Custer County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling 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.

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bonanza on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Idaho (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonanza.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/