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Introduction ...

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 Bonaire (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 Bonaire. 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.

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.

Bonaire is located in Houston County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Bibb, Bleckley, Dooly, Macon, Peach, Pulaski & Twiggs.

Below are the counties that are near Bonaire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonaire:

  • Houston County     (The home county of Bonaire)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonaire, with the one closest to Bonaire listed first.
    • Stathams Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Woodard Estates
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Kathleen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <2>
    • Warner Robins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elberta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
    • Centerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinchfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elko
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonaire, with the one closest to Bonaire listed first.
    • Walden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
    • Rutland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • Vinson Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
      • Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
    • Bloomfield Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
      • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
    • Wheeler Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brookhaven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
    • East Macon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Macon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cross Keys
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Keys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
      • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cross Keys
      • From Bonaire to Cross Keys
    • Mogul
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mogul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Mogul is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
    • Payne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • West Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonaire, with the one closest to Bonaire listed first.
    • Royal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Cochran
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Allentown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonaire, with the one closest to Bonaire listed first.
    • Lee Pope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
    • Zenith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Knoxville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <2>
    • Roberta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
      • Roberta is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <2>
    • Musella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musella
      • Musella is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musella <2>
  • Dodge County
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonaire, with the one closest to Bonaire listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <2>
    • Pinehurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Byromville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dooling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonaire, with the one closest to Bonaire listed first.
    • Belvedere Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
      • Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
    • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jones Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
      • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
    • Mountain Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pitts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • Pitts is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
    • James
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
      • James is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to James
      • From Bonaire to James
    • Morton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morton
      • From Bonaire to Morton
  • Laurens County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonaire, with the one closest to Bonaire listed first.
    • Marshallville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <2>
    • Montezuma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe County
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonaire, with the one closest to Bonaire listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeview
      • From Bonaire to Lakeview
    • Byron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Echeconnee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Miami Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Taylors Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
      • Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
    • Washington Square
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
  • Pulaski County
  • Taylor County
    • Reynolds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <2>
  • Twiggs County
  • Wilcox County
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonaire, with the one closest to Bonaire listed first.
    • Brooks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dedrich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Irwinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <2>
    • Ivey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonaire, see our County-by-County Page for Bonaire.

Cemeteries Near Bonaire ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonaire.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonaire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonaire, with the one closest to Bonaire listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bonaire had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonaire, with the one closest to Bonaire listed first.

  • Kathleen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
    • Kathleen is located in Houston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <2>
  • Heard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
    • Heard is located in Houston County
  • Tharpe ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tharpe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
    • Tharpe is located in Houston County
  • Westlake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westlake is located in Twiggs County
  • Perry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Avondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in Bibb County
  • Hayneville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
    • Hayneville is located in Houston County
  • Echeconnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sofkee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sofkee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sofkee
    • Sofkee is located in Bibb County
  • Grovania
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grovania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
    • Grovania is located in Houston County
  • Walden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
    • Walden is located in Bibb County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
  • Reids
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
    • Reids is located in Twiggs County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rutland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • Elko
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fitzpatrick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzpatrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
      • Fitzpatrick is located in Twiggs County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonaire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonaire.

Newspapers Published in Bonaire ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonaire.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonaire, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonaire.

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 Bonaire:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bonaire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncountyga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bonaire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bonaire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5438, Longitude: -83.5965    
<6>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 Bonaire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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