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Welcome to Bonair ...

Bonair is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonair, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Bonair is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bonair lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bonair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bonair - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Bonair ...

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

  • Cresco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Preston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>
  • Harmony
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <3>
  • Le Roy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
  • Riceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Elma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lime Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Canton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
  • Spillville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgeway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonair ...

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

Adding Bonair to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonair 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 for Bonair was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bonair post office opened in 1877.

We also found Bonair in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonair.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonair - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/