Welcome to Bonanza ...

Bonanza is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Bonanza is located in Hopkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonanza, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Bonanza is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Bonanza: (903) and (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Bonanza ...

While we believe that this Bonanza is located in Hopkins County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Bonanza. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hill and Montgomery County.

Beyond Texas, there are 18 communities that are also named Bonanza - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada (3), Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bonanza ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <4>
• West Tawakoni
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
  • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
• Emory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Emory is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <4>
• East Tawakoni
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
  • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
• Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • Point is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <4>
• Cumby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
  • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <4>
• Como
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
• Lone Oak
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <4>
• Campbell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
• Alba
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Alba is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <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 Bonanza. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonanza.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonanza ...

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

Adding Bonanza to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonanza 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 Bonanza was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Bonanza in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Bonanza post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonanza.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/