Welcome to Bonlee ...

Bonlee is located in Chatham County<1>.

The location of Bonlee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonlee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Bonlee is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bonlee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Bonlee: (919) & (984)<4>

Communities near Bonlee ...

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

• Sanford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <5>
• Siler City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler City
  • Siler City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siler City <5>
• Pittsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <5>
• Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Ramseur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseur
  • Ramseur is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramseur <5>
• Robbins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Robbins is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <5>
• Franklinville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <5>
• Staley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
  • Staley is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staley <5>
• Goldston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston
  • Goldston is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <5>
• Bennett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Bennett is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennett <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonlee ...

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

Adding Bonlee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonlee 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 Bonlee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bonlee post office opened in 1910.

We also found Bonlee on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonlee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bonlee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chatham County: www.co.chatham.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/