The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBonanza is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,135 at the 2010 census, and 4,406 in 2020.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,135 to 4,406 (+41%). Half of its homes were built before 1992.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bonanza yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Bonanza’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bonanza’s history is told.
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Bonanza, decade by decade
2000
CommonsRanchero Mexican Restaurant, Clayton County2014
CommonsPublix, Tara Blvd, Clayton County2014
CommonsPizza Hut and China Kitchen, Clayton County2014
CommonsPapa John's, Tara Blvd, Clayton County2014
CommonsFamily Dollar, Tara Blvd, Clayton County2014
CommonsAdvance Auto Parts, Tara Blvd, Clayton County2014Nothing in Bonanza is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bonanza has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Crawford-Dorsey House and Cemetery in Lovejoy, 1.5 miles away.
Bonanza and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.