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Welcome to Bonfield ...

Bonfield is located in Custer County<1>.

Bonfield is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bonfield is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bonfield lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bonfield: 406

Communities Also Named Bonfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bonfield - they are located in Illinois, Maryland and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bonfield.

Communities near Bonfield ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Bonfield.

  • Terry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Terry is located in Prairie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <4>
  • Kinsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Miles City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miles City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles City
    • Miles City is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles City <4>
  • Fallon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Fallon is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallon <4>
  • Mildred
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Angela
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonfield ...

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

Adding Bonfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonfield 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 Bonfield was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.