The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Bonney was founded in 1873 as a station on the International–Great Northern Railroad. It was named after a conductor who worked on the Houston Tap and Brazoria Railway. In 1889 a post office opened and the following year a new general store was added. The next six years saw the opening of a school, three more businesses, a cotton gin, and a telegraph office. In 1895 there were 75 persons living in Bonney. In 1906 the school had one teacher and twenty students. The post office closed in 1920. By 1955 the village had one business and 25 residents. In 1988 the population was 99. Two years later the census recorded 339 residents and in 2000 the number increased to 384.
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Nothing in Bonney is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bonney has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Old Brazoria County Courthouse in Angleton, 9.2 miles away.
Bonney and the nearest listed places
Closest to Bonney
Old Brazoria County CourthouseAngleton · Building9.2mi
Varner-Hogg PlantationWest Columbia · Building14.9miEast Columbia Historic DistrictEast Columbia · District15mi
Ammon Underwood HouseEast Columbia · Greek Revival15.1miAlvin Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Passenger DepotAlvin · Building15.1miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
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Stories next door
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