Welcome to Bontes ...
So far, we found very little information about Bontes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bontes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bontes, please Contact Us.
Bontes would have been located within present day Plumas County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bontes is 4,380 feet [1,335 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bontes is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Bontes was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Bontes was located: 530 & 837<4>
Communities near Bontes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bontes.
- Portola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plumas Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
- Valley Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
- Whitehawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
- Cromberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delleker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Delleker is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delleker
- Iron Horse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
- Lake Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Davis is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Davis
- Greenhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhorn is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
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 Bontes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bontes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bontes. 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 Bontes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bontes. See our Newspapers Page for Bontes.
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 Bontes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Plumas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bontes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Bontes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Bontes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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