Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Among the newest of U.S. towns · #248 of 263 in Georgia. What drives it
Most of Bonanza was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1965 on and the census since 2000.
Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Bonanza is among the newest of U.S. towns, #248 of 263 in Georgia. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
Georgia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Georgia town has 10.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Bonanza’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (16% of Georgia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bonanza’s history is told.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bonanza yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Bonanza 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%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
2014Wings Cafe, H&R Block, Tara Blvd, Clayton County
2014Subway, Tara Blvd, Clayton County
2014Ranchero Mexican Restaurant, Clayton County
2014Publix, Tara Blvd, Clayton County
2014Pizza Hut and China Kitchen, Clayton County
2014Papa John's, Tara Blvd, Clayton County
2014Family Dollar, Tara Blvd, Clayton County
2014Advance Auto Parts, Tara Blvd, Clayton CountyEvery edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bonanza. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bonanza.
Between 2,904 and 4,406 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Bonanza’s Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Bonanza itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Bonanza is among the newest of U.S. towns, #248 of 263 in Georgia. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
0.0% of Bonanza’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.8% for a Georgia town; the median home was built in 1992.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (8), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
