Welcome to Bonanza ...The town of Bonanza is located in Saguache County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonanza, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. The town was incorporated January 13, 1881. The origin (or the toponymy) of Bonanza: Spanish for 'Prosperity'. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bonanza has a population of 20 people<2> (see below for details). Bonanza is 9,510 feet [2,899 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bonanza is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Bonanza lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Bonanza: 719 The ZIP code for Bonanza: 81155<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bonanza had an population of 20 people. This is an increase of 25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 42.86% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bonanza had a population of 16 people. This makes Bonanza the county's 5th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 16 people, the population of Bonanza increased 14.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bonanza. 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, Georgia, Idaho, 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 10 communities that are near Bonanza.
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. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonanza. See our Newspapers Page for Bonanza. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonanza ...Looking for more information about Bonanza? 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 Bonanza, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for 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 (so far) for Bonanza was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonanza. Footnotes ...
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