Welcome to Bonanza ...

The town of Bonanza is located in Klamath County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonanza, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bonanza has a population of 427 people<3> (see below for details).

Bonanza is 4,140 feet [1,262 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Bonanza is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bonanza lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Bonanza: (541) & (458)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bonanza had an population of 427 people. This is an increase of 2.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bonanza had a population of 415 people. This makes Bonanza the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Bonanza represents 0.01% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 200th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 415 people, the population of Bonanza has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 415 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bonanza.

Communities Also Named Bonanza ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Bonanza - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada (3), South Carolina, Texas (3), Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bonanza ...

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

• Klamath Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Falls
  • Klamath Falls is located in Klamath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klamath Falls <6>
• Tulelake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulelake
  • Tulelake is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulelake <6>
• Merrill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Klamath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <6>
• Malin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin
  • Malin is located in Klamath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malin <6>
• Dairy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
  • Dairy is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dairy <6>
• Haynesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Klamath County
• Pine Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County
• Altamont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Klamath County
• Oretech
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretech
  • Oretech is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oretech <6>
• Beatty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
  • Beatty is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatty <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonanza ...

Looking for more information about Bonanza? 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 Bonanza, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bonanza.

Adding Bonanza to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonanza 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 Bonanza was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bonanza post office opened in 1875.

We also found Bonanza in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonanza.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Klamath County: www.co.klamath.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/