Do you know of Bonayer ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Bonayer. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Bonayer.<1>

Our sources for Bonayer (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Bonayer other than they indicate that Bonayer would be found somewhere in Barren County, Kentucky.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1890 and closed  in 1904.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Bonayer ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bonayer:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bonayer - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Bonayer.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 21/08326   (Place Name: Bonayer (Bon Ayr))

County: Barren     (FIPS State/County: 21/009)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Bonayer) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Barren County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Barren County.