Welcome to Bonifas ...

Bonifas is located in Gogebic County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonifas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Bonifas is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Bonifas and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Bonifas: (906)

Communities Also Named Bonifas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Bonifas: This one is located in Gogebic County and the other is located in Luce County.

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

Communities near Bonifas ...

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

• Land O'Lakes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
  • Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• Paulding
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <4>
• Katakitckon Indian Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katakitckon Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katakitckon Indian Village
  • Katakitckon Indian Village is located in Gogebic County
• Agate
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
• Trout Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Trout Creek is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <4>
• Paynesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
• Bruce Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
  • Bruce Crossing is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce Crossing <4>
• Gem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
  • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
• Ewen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
  • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <4>
• Kenton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Houghton County

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 Bonifas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonifas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bonifas. 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 Bonifas.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonifas ...

Looking for more information about Bonifas? 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 Bonifas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bonifas.

Adding Bonifas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonifas in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bonifas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bonifas post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonifas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/