Welcome to Bonetraill ...

Bonetraill is located in Williams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonetraill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Bonetraill is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bonetraill is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bonetraill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Bonetraill (for example, toward Medicine Lake (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Bonetraill is within the (701) area code.

Communities near Bonetraill ...

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

• Grenora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenora
  • Grenora is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenora <3>
• Hanks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
  • Hanks is located in Williams County
• Zahl
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahl
  • Zahl is located in Williams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zahl <3>
• Appam
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
  • Appam is located in Williams County
• Dagmar
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagmar
  • Dagmar is located in Sheridan County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dagmar <3>
• Alamo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
• Springbrook
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Springbrook is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
• Williston
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <3>
• Stady ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
  • Stady is located in Divide County
• Epping
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epping have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
  • Epping is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epping <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonetraill ...

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

Adding Bonetraill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonetraill 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 Bonetraill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bonetraill post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonetraill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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