Welcome to Bongards ...

Bongards is located in Carver County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bongards, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Bongards is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Bongards: (952)

Communities near Bongards ...

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

• Shakopee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
  • Shakopee is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <4>
• Chaska
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaska
  • Chaska is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaska <4>
• Chanhassen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chanhassen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanhassen
  • Chanhassen is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanhassen <4>
• Waconia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waconia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waconia
  • Waconia is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waconia <4>
• Victoria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
• Mound
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
  • Mound is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <4>
• Minnetrista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetrista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetrista
  • Minnetrista is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetrista <4>
• Orono
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
  • Orono is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
• Shorewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
  • Shorewood is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <4>
• Belle Plaine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bongards ...

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

Adding Bongards to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bongards post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bongards.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carver County: www.co.carver.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/