History of Bonasila River

Local name shown on a 1916 fieldsheet by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Hrdlicka (1943, p. 50) noted, "Bonasila (buena, good, and silla, seat)-an old Spanish name for these regions* * *". It may be an English form of a native name.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Bonasila River

Anvik,

Hawk Bluff,

Cement Hill,

Bonasila Island, Carlo Island, Elkhorn Island, Garden Island, Joly Island, Moosehorn Island, Needle Island, Slim Island, Turtle Island,

Long Mountains,

Anvik River, Bonasila River, Bonasila Slough, Deadmans Slough,

Shoalwater Slough,

Paradise Creek,

Paradise,