Welcome to Benbow ...

Benbow is located in Humboldt County<1>.

The location of Benbow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Benbow was established in 1926.

Benbow is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Benbow lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Benbow: (707)

Communities Also Named Benbow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Benbow - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Missouri and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benbow.

Communities near Benbow ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benbow.

• Cooks Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
  • Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
• Redway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redway
  • Redway is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redway <4>
• Briceland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
  • Briceland is located in Humboldt County
• Harris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Harris is located in Humboldt County
• Piercy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy
  • Piercy is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piercy <4>
• Whitethorn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitethorn
  • Whitethorn is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitethorn <4>
• Phillipsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
  • Phillipsville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsville <4>
• Alderpoint
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderpoint
  • Alderpoint is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderpoint <4>
• Miranda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
  • Miranda is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miranda <4>
• Ettersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ettersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettersburg
  • Ettersburg is located in Humboldt County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Benbow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benbow.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benbow. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benbow.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benbow. See our Newspapers Page for Benbow.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benbow ...

Looking for more information about Benbow? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Benbow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benbow.

Adding Benbow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benbow in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Benbow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Benbow post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benbow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benbow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/