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Welcome to Bayonne ...

Bayonne is located in Cherry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayonne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

When the people of Bayonne refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bayonnette<2>

Bayonne is 3,510 feet [1,070 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bayonne is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Area Codes for Bayonne: 402 & 531<4>

Communities Also Named Bayonne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bayonne - they are located in New Jersey and Quebec.

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

Communities near Bayonne ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Bayonne.

  • Gordon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Merriman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Clinton is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Batesland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <5>
  • Rushville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Denby
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Denby is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denby
  • Swett ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Swett is located in Bennett County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
    • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
  • Martin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin is located in Bennett County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <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 Bayonne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bayonne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayonne ...

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

Adding Bayonne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bayonne post office opened in 1914. The Bayonne post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayonne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Cherry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Bayonne refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Bayonne may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bayonne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Bayonne area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Bayonne area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/