Welcome to Bonita ...
Although we found mention of Bonita during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Bonita was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Bonita to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bonita, please Contact Us.
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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Bonita is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Bonita might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Bonita would be found within the (859) area code.
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, Kansas, 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.
- Lexington - Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Nicholasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
- Lawrenceburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- 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>
- Wilmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <4>
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- 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>
- Stamping Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
- Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Keene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Keene is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
- Davistown
(4 miles [6.4 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 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Bonita on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonita.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Bonita and then turned east". While Bonita could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Bonita as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bonita could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Bonita - 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. |