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

The 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>
• 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>
• 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>
• 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>
• 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boedecker Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
  • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
• Matthews
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Colorado County
• 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>
• Lissie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lissie
  • Lissie is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lissie <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.<5>

From that list, the Bonus post office opened in 1896.

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.

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