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Welcome to Bonicord ...

Bonicord is located in Dyer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonicord, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Bonicord is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Bonicord, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Bonicord: 731

Websites for Bonicord ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ddcc.dyercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bonicord, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bonicord ...

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

  • Mengelwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
    • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
  • Dyersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabeth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
  • Ripley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
  • Churchton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
    • Churchton is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Newbern
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Alamo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Alamo is located in Crockett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
  • Dyer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Dyer is located in Gibson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <3>
  • Halls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <3>
  • Maury Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
    • Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 679 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonicord ...

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

Adding Bonicord to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bonicord post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonicord.

Footnotes ...

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