Welcome to Bonita ...

Bonita is located in Saguache County<1>.

Bonita is 9,330 feet [2,844 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bonita is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bonita lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bonita: 719

Communities Also Named Bonita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Bonita: This one is located in Saguache County and the other is located in Gunnison County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 18 communities that are also named Bonita - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (3), Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, Oregon (2), Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bonita ...

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

• Saguache
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Saguache is located in Saguache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saguache
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saguache <3>
• Bonanza
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonanza is located in Saguache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
• Kerper City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kerper City is located in Saguache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerper City
• Villa Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Villa Grove is located in Saguache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Grove <3>
• Mears Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
• Sargents
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sargents is located in Saguache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargents <3>
• Poncha Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Poncha Springs is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poncha Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poncha Springs <3>
• Maysville ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Maysville is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Monarch
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Monarch is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <3>
• Calcite ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Calcite is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonita ...

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