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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bonanza. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bonanza to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bonanza, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bonanza (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bonanza. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bonanza is historic, it would have been located within present day Caldwell County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caldwell County: Carroll, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Livingston & Ray.
Below are the counties that are near Bonanza. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonanza:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Bonanza)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Gould Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Cowgill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Polo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Braymer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Proctorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Kidder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Breckenridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Stet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Mandeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Asper ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Bogard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norborne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Tina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Palemon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Holt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prathersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Kearney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mosby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Cameron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Turney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Converse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lilly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Starfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Altamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Lock Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Mabel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Gallatin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Winston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Jameson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jamesport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pattonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Osborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Weatherby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Maysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Rosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Stewartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Amity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Fairport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Grundy County
- Hickory Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Ludlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Mooresville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Dawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Utica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Chillicothe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Georgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Lawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Excelsior Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Morton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Rockingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Crystal Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Homestead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Wood Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonanza, see our County-by-County Page for Bonanza.
Cemeteries Near Bonanza ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonanza.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bonanza - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonanza covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dustin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowgill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Estes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dixon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- McVeigh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Guffey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Bonanza itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonanza, with the one closest to Bonanza listed first.
- Gould Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Cowgill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Polo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Catawba is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Nettleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Kerr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mirabile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mirabile is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirabile
- Black Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Georgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Braymer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Proctorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Taitsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Taitsville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taitsville
- Kidder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonanza. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonanza.
Newspapers Published in Bonanza ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonanza.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonanza, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonanza.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bonanza:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Daviess County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Livingston County
- Ray County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bonanza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bonanza) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |