Welcome to Bonita ...
Bonita is located in Lauderdale County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonita, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Bonita is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bonita lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bonita: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Bonita ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Bonita - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (3), Colorado (2), Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, Oregon (2), Texas (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bonita.
Communities near Bonita ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bonita.
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Stonewall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <5>
- Chunky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
- Chunky is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <5>
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Russell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Vimville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Bailey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Lost Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Nellieburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
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 Bonita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonita.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bonita. 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 Bonita.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonita. See our Newspapers Page for Bonita.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonita ...
Looking for more information about Bonita? 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 Bonita, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bonita.
Adding Bonita to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bonita 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 Bonita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Bonita post office opened in 1894.
We also found Bonita on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonita.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bonita. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonita - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Bonita area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Bonita area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |