Our Genealogy Helper
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 Bonita (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 Bonita. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bonita is located in Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Douglas, Franklin, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte, Cass (MO) & Jackson (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Bonita. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonita:
- Johnson County (The home county of Bonita)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Spring Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <2>
- Clare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Olathe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <2>
- Gardner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
- Stilwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Overland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
- Overland Park is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <2>
- Lenexa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <2>
- Edgerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <2>
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Clearview City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <2>
- Shawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <2>
- Holliday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Hesper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Clearfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Eudora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <2>
- Weaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Vinland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Baldwin City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
- Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <2>
- Sibleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Lawrence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Worden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Wellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
- Le Loup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Peoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Rantoul
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Imes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Ottawa Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Ottawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <2>
- Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
- Centropolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Loring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Basehor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <2>
- Tonganoxie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <2>
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
- Jarbalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Linn County
- Linn Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Linn Valley
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Bucyrus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Chiles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Wea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Miami County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
- Louisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Paola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
- Paola is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paola <2>
- Block
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Block is located in Miami County
- Osawatomie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osawatomie
- Osawatomie is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osawatomie <2>
- Stanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - New Lancaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Fontana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Jingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Morris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Bonner Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
- Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <2>
- Edwardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <2>
- Grinter Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Argentine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Turner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Kansas City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <2>
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Wallula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bates County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Drexel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Drexel is located in Bates County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <2>
- Merwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lloyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Belton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Belton is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <2>
- Riverview Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- West Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Raymore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
- Raymore is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <2>
- Lake Annette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Annette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Peculiar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar
- Peculiar is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peculiar <2>
- Freeman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <2>
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Cass County (MO)
- Lake Winnebago
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Lee's Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
- Lee's Summit is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <2>
- Harrisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Harrisonville is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <2>
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- North Kansas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kansas City
- North Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kansas City <2>
- Avondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Sugar Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Creek <2>
- East Kansas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
- Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Woodhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Gladstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <2>
- Minaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Oakview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Oakwood Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Martin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <2>
- Indian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Holmes Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Raytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <2>
- Kansas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <2>
- Leeds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Little Blue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Unity Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
- Maywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
- Lake Tapawingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tapawingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
- Parkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Parkville is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkville <2>
- Houston Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Waldron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Northmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Lake Waukomis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waukomis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Weatherby Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherby Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonita, see our County-by-County Page for Bonita.
Newspapers Published in Bonita ...
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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonita.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonita, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonita.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bonita:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Kansas Historical Society
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leavenworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Linn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Miami County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyandotte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bates County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cass County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Platte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Douglas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Johnson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Johnson County
Cemeteries Near Bonita ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonita.
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 Bonita covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Olathe Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olathe Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olathe Memorial Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
- St. Columbia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbia Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93353 <5>
- Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Family Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
- Bucyrus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bucyrus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bucyrus Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Aubry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aubry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aubry Cemetery
- Four Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Corners Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Aubry Cemetery
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, Bonita had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Ocheltree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Spring Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <2>
- Morse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Olathe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <2>
- Gardner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
- Bucyrus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Stilwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
- Lackmans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Chiles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Wagstaff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Lenexa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <2>
- Edgerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <2>
- Wea
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonita. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonita.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bonita. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bonita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bonita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8111, Longitude: -94.8147 In this case, the coordinates for Bonita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Bonita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |