Welcome to Bonus ...
Bonus is located on the Gulf Coast.
Bonus is located in Wharton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
Bonus is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bonus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Bonus: 979
Communities Also Named Bonus ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bonus - they are located in Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bonus.
Communities near Bonus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bonus.
- El Campo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
- El Campo is located in Wharton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <4>
- Wharton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Wharton is located in Wharton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wharton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wharton
- From Bonus to Wharton
- Eagle Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Colorado County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagle Lake
- From Bonus to Eagle Lake
- East Bernard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bernard
- East Bernard is located in Wharton County
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bernard <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Bernard
- From Bonus to East Bernard
- Wallis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis
- Wallis is located in Austin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallis <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wallis
- From Bonus to Wallis
- Kendleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
- Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <4>
- Boedecker Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boedecker Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
- Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boedecker Junction
- From Bonus to Boedecker Junction
- Eldridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
- Eldridge is located in Colorado County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eldridge
- From Bonus to Eldridge
- Matthews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Matthews is located in Colorado County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Matthews
- From Bonus to Matthews
- Garwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
- Garwood is located in Colorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garwood <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 Bonus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonus.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bonus. 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 Bonus.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonus. See our Newspapers Page for Bonus.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonus ...
Looking for more information about Bonus? 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 Bonus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bonus.
Adding Bonus to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bonus 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 Bonus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Bonus post office opened in 1896.
We also found Bonus in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonus.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bonus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wharton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |