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Welcome to Bon Aqua ...

Bon Aqua is located in Hickman County<1>.


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


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.<3>.

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

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Fairview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
  • White Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff
    • White Bluff is located in Dickson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bluff <4>
  • Centerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Springs
    • Kingston Springs is located in Cheatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Springs <4>
  • Pegram
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
    • Pegram is located in Cheatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
  • Loriland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loriland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
    • Loriland is located in Williamson County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Dickson County
    • 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 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.

We also found Bon Aqua in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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

The official website for Hickman County: www.hickmanco.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bon Aqua - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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