Bonds Corner, California

Bonds Corner (formerly, Bends Corner) is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California a short distance east of El Centro and north of the international border with Baja California.[1] A United States port of entry for trucks entering and exiting the country is located along nearby California State Route 7. Bonds Corner is located 9 miles (14 km) east of Calexico,[2] at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m).[1]

Bonds Corner
Bonds Corner
Location in California
Bonds Corner
Bonds Corner (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°41′37″N 115°20′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyImperial County
Elevation33 ft (10 m)

A post office operated at Bonds Corner from 1929 to 1930.[2] The name honors Dr. J. L. Bond, homesteader.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bonds Corner, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1397. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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