Welcome to Saint Bonaventure ...

Saint Bonaventure is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Bonaventure, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Bonaventure: St. Bonaventure

Saint Bonaventure is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Saint Bonaventure: (716)

Communities Also Named Saint Bonaventure ...

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

Communities near Saint Bonaventure ...

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

• Bradford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <4>
• Salamanca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
  • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
• Franklinville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• Smethport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
  • Smethport is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
• Cuba
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Shinglehouse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
• Bolivar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Portville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
  • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
• Eldred
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
  • Eldred is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <4>
• Lewis Run
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
  • Lewis Run is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Bonaventure ...

Looking for more information about Saint Bonaventure? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Bonaventure, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Bonaventure.

Adding Saint Bonaventure to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Bonaventure post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Bonaventure.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/