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Welcome to Bonnerton ...

Bonnerton is located in Beaufort County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonnerton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Bonnerton is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Bonnerton: 252

Communities near Bonnerton ...

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

  • Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belhaven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Vanceboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chocowinity
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alliance
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Grantsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Aurora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgeton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonnerton ...

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

Adding Bonnerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonnerton 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 Bonnerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bonnerton post office opened in 1902. The Bonnerton post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonnerton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Beaufort, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonnerton - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/