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Welcome to Bonfils ...

Bonfils is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonfils, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1904.

Bonfils is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Bonfils ...

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

  • Saint Louis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • O'Fallon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <3>
  • Saint Charles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Saint Peters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Florissant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Chesterfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • University City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Ballwin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
  • Granite City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonfils ...

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

Adding Bonfils to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonfils 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 Bonfils was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonfils.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonfils - 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.