Bona, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Dade County, Missouri, United States

Bona is an unincorporated community in northeastern Dade County, Missouri, United States.^[1] It is located at the intersection of Routes 215 and 245, approximately fourteen miles northeast of Greenfield. It is situated near Stockton Lake.

A post office called Bona was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1911.^[2] The community was named by postal officials.^[3]

Today, the community is home to the Bona Church of Christ and a cemetery, as well as a few residences.^[4] The Bona school was located about a mile north of the main body of the community. (Missouri Annual Reports of Public Schools, 1932, page 391) It once featured a two-year "Job" high school, but was consolidated with the Dadeville C-2 School District in the 1950s to form the current Dadeville R-II School District.^[5]

The most common local pronunciation of "Bona" sounds like "Bonnie," although in recent years there has also been a trend toward a pronunciation sounding like "Bonna."^[6]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bona, Missouri
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
^ "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Dadeville Annual July 4th Parade," page 1, The Vedette, Greenfield, Mo. July 9, 2019
^ Missouri Annual Reports of Public Schools, 1953, page 33
^ "Dadeville Annual July 4th Parade," page 1, The Vedette, Greenfield, Mo. July 9, 2019