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Welcome to Bon Aqua ...

Bon Aqua is located in Hickman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bon Aqua, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.

Bon Aqua is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bon Aqua: 931

The ZIP code for Bon Aqua: 37025<3>

Communities near Bon Aqua ...

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

  • Dickson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Fairview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • White Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pegram
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pegram is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
  • Loriland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Loriland is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
  • Charlotte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Burns
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Burns is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bon Aqua ...

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

Adding Bon Aqua to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bon Aqua post office opened in 1842.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hickman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bon Aqua - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bon Aqua). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bon Aqua or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/