Welcome to Bon Air ...

Bon Air is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bon Air, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Bon Air is near sea level<3>.

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

Bon Air is within the (337) area code.

Communities Also Named Bon Air ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Bon Air - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (2) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Bon Air ...

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

• Lake Charles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
  • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <4>
• Westlake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <4>
• Welsh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <4>
• Iowa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
  • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Fenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <4>
• Bell City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Bell City is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell City <4>
• Lacassine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacassine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacassine
  • Lacassine is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacassine <4>
• Hayes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
  • Hayes is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes <4>
• Greinwich Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greinwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
  • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Ararat
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bon Air ...

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

Adding Bon Air to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bon Air 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 Bon Air was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bon Air.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/