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Welcome to Bonney ...

The village of Bonney is located on the Gulf Coast.

Bonney is located in Brazoria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bonney has a population of 374 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Bonney is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bonney had an population of 374 people. This is an increase of 20.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bonney had a population of 310 people. This makes Bonney the county's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 310 people, the population of Bonney decreased 19.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 384 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bonney.

Communities Also Named Bonney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bonney - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Bonney ...

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

  • Pearland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Missouri City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Alvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Jackson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Angleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Manvel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <4>
  • Iowa Colony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
  • Richwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • West Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arcola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <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 Bonney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonney ...

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

Adding Bonney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bonney post office opened in 1889. The Bonney post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bonney.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonney - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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