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Welcome to Bonnie Brook ...

Bonnie Brook is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonnie Brook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for Bonnie Brook: Bonnie Brk.

Bonnie Brook is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bonnie Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bonnie Brook - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Bonnie Brook ...

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

  • Butler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tarentum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kittanning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Zelienople
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelienople have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelienople
    • Zelienople is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zelienople <3>
  • Slippery Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brackenridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
    • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <3>
  • Seven Fields
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
    • Seven Fields is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
  • Ford City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <3>
  • Evans City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonnie Brook ...

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

Adding Bonnie Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Bonnie Brook post office opened in 1869.

We also found Bonnie Brook in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonnie Brook.

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonnie Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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