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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bonita (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bonita. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bonita is located in Malheur County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Malheur County: Canyon (ID), Owyhee (ID), Payette (ID), Washington (ID), Humboldt (NV), Baker, Grant & Harney.

Below are the counties that are near Bonita. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonita:

  • Malheur County     (The home county of Bonita)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
    • Ironside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Malheur City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
      • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
    • Brogan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Westfall ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
      • Westfall is located in Malheur County
    • Jamieson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Harper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • China Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
      • China Town is located in Baker County
    • Hereford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rye Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
      • Rye Valley is located in Baker County
    • Unity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Baker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <1>
    • Lime ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
      • Lime is located in Baker County
    • Huntington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Baker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <1>
    • Weatherby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
      • Weatherby is located in Baker County
    • Durkee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonita, see our County-by-County Page for Bonita.

Newspapers Published in Bonita ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonita.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonita, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonita.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bonita:

Cemeteries Near Bonita ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonita.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonita covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.

  • Ironside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ironside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ironside Cemetery
  • Malheur Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brogan Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brogan Cemetery
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksville Cemetery
  • Bridgeport Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Westfall Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfall Cemetery
  • Dell Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dell Cemetery
  • Asa Fleetwood Family Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyer Family Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171607 <4>
  • Rye Valley Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rye Valley Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Rye Valley.
    • The Rye Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rye Valley Road Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rye Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39369 <4>
  • Unity Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39517 <4>
  • Agency Valley Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agency Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agency Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Big Flat Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Big Flat Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Flat Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38581 <4>
    • Harper Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Bonita in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonita.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.

  • Ironside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Malheur City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
    • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
  • Bridgeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Westfall ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
    • Westfall is located in Malheur County
  • Dell ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
    • Dell is located in Malheur County
  • Hereford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Unity
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity is located in Baker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <1>
  • Beulah
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Malheur County
  • Huntington
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Baker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <1>
  • Weatherby
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
    • Weatherby is located in Baker County
  • Durkee
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonita. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonita.

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

The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bonita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bonita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2524, Longitude: -117.8338       In this case, the coordinates for Bonita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bonita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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