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Welcome to Bonn ...

Bonn is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.

Bonn is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bonn: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Bonn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bonn - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Bonn ...

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

  • Marietta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Vienna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
  • Williamstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Marys
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beverly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Matamoras
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Belmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • North Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Lowell
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Bonn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonn ...

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

Adding Bonn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bonn post office opened in 1844. The Bonn post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonn - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Bonn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Bonn area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/