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Welcome to Bon Air ...

Bon Air is located in White County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bon Air, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Bon Air is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bon Air lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bon Air (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Bon Air: 931

Communities Also Named Bon Air ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Bon Air: This one is located in White County and the other is located in Sumner County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 15 communities that are also named Bon Air - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Bon Air ...

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

  • Cookeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sparta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Algood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
    • Algood is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <3>
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Newton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Monterey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • White Plains
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Spencer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bon Air ...

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

Adding Bon Air to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bon Air post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bon Air.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bon Air - 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/