Welcome to Bonita ...

Bonita is located in Johnson County<1>.

The location of Bonita has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Bonita is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Bonita: (913)

Communities Also Named Bonita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Bonita - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (3), Colorado (2), Florida, 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.

• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Leawood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Gardner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Prairie Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
  • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <4>

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.

Adding Bonita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonita 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 Bonita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bonita post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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/