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Welcome to Bonanza ...

Bonanza is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonanza, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Bonanza is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bonanza lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bonanza: 606

Communities Also Named Bonanza ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Bonanza - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada (3), Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (3), Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bonanza ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Prestonsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Salyersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Martin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Allen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Asa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Asa is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
  • Blue River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Blue River is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Denver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Denver is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • East Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonanza ...

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

Adding Bonanza to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonanza 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 (so far) for Bonanza was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bonanza post office opened in 1881. The Bonanza post office closed in 1969.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonanza.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonanza - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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