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Welcome to Bonsal ...

Bonsal is located in Wake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonsal, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Bonsal is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bonsal: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Bonsal ...

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

  • Cary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <5>
  • Apex
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <5>
  • Chapel Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Holly Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <5>
  • Fuquay - Varina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuquay - Varina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
    • Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <5>
  • Morrisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Durham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
  • Sanford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carrboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro
    • Carrboro is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <5>
  • Angier
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Bonsal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonsal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonsal ...

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

Adding Bonsal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonsal 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 Bonsal was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonsal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonsal - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Bonsal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Bonsal 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.