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Welcome to Bongards ...

Bongards is located in Carver County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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)
  • Chaska
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Chanhassen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waconia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Victoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mound
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <3>
  • Minnetrista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Orono
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Orono is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
  • Shorewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belle Plaine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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 (so far) for Bongards was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bongards post office opened in 1916. The Bongards post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bongards.

Footnotes ...

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

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