Welcome to Bonanza City ...

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

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

Bonanza City would have been located within present day Santa Fe County<2>.

The location of Bonanza City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bonanza City is 6,020 feet [1,835 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Bonanza City is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The location where Bonanza City once stood is in the (505) area code.

Communities Also Named Bonanza City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bonanza City - it's located in Nevada.

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

Communities near Bonanza City ...

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

• Santa Fe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <5>
• Los Cerrillos
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerrillos
  • Los Cerrillos is located in Santa Fe County
  • Los Cerrillos has also been known as:
  • Cerrillos
• Agua Fria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Fria
  • Agua Fria is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Fria <5>
• Madrid
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <5>
• Eldorado at Santa Fe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado at Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
  • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
• Domingo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domingo
  • Domingo is located in Sandoval County
• Seton Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
  • Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
• Pena Blanca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pena Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Blanca
  • Pena Blanca is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pena Blanca <5>
• Cochiti Pueblo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochiti Pueblo
  • Cochiti Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Cochiti Pueblo has also been known as:
  • Cochiti
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochiti Pueblo <5>
• Galisteo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galisteo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galisteo
  • Galisteo is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galisteo <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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonanza City.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/