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Welcome to Bondville ...

Bondville is located in Mercer County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bondville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Bondville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Bondville, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Bondville is located in the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Bondville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bondville - they are located in Illinois, Nebraska, Quebec and Vermont.

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

Communities near Bondville ...

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

  • Nicholasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Frankfort
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Danville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
    • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
  • Versailles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrodsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
  • Wilmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Midway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
  • Burgin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Perryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bondville ...

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

Adding Bondville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bondville post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bondville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bondville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

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

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









 

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