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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bonanza Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bonanza Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bonanza Springs, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bonanza Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bonanza Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Bonanza Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bonanza Springs: Bonanza Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bonanza Spngs. or Bonanza Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bonanza Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bonanza Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bonanza Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Garland County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Garland County: Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Bonanza Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonanza Springs:
- Garland County (The home county of Bonanza Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza Springs, with the one closest to Bonanza Springs listed first.
- Hot Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Mountain Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Rockwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Jessieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hot Springs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fountain Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Pearcy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza Springs, with the one closest to Bonanza Springs listed first.
- Caddo Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Arkadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza Springs, with the one closest to Bonanza Springs listed first.
- Tull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Poyen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza Springs, with the one closest to Bonanza Springs listed first.
- Magnet Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Bismarck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Butterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Rockport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Social Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Saginaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Malvern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Perla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Friendship
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Donaldson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza Springs, with the one closest to Bonanza Springs listed first.
- Fir ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Joplin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Mazarn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Fannie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Alamo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Story
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Washita
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Perry County
- Deberrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Pike County
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza Springs, with the one closest to Bonanza Springs listed first.
- Rubicon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Paron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Kentucky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Haskell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Traskwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Avilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Yell County
- Aly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonanza Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Bonanza Springs.
Cemeteries Near Bonanza Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonanza Springs.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bonanza Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonanza Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonanza Springs, with the one closest to Bonanza Springs listed first.
- Bain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McGill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Godwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jewish Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Fleming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Bonanza Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonanza Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonanza Springs, with the one closest to Bonanza Springs listed first.
- Hot Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Jessieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Blocher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blocher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Pearcy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- De Roche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- De Roche is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Roche
- Sanders ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sanders is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Owensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Owensville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Meyers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Bismarck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Butterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Social Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonanza Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonanza Springs.
Newspapers Published in Bonanza Springs ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonanza Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonanza Springs, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonanza Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bonanza Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Garland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Saline County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bonanza Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bonanza Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |