Welcome to Bender ...
So far, we found very little information about Bender. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bender to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bender, please Contact Us.
Bender would have been located within present day Laurens County<2>.
The location of Bender has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bender, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bender is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bender was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Bender still existed, it would have been in the (478) area code.
Communities Also Named Bender ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Bender - they are located in California, Illinois, Manitoba, Michigan, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bender.
Communities near Bender ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bender.
- Tuckers Crossroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Dublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
- Cochran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Cochran is located in Bleckley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochran <5>
- Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - East Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dublin
- East Dublin is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dublin <5>
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
- Jeffersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <5>
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Dodge County
- Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <5>
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <5>
- Irwinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
- Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <5>
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 Bender. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bender.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bender. 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 Bender.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bender. See our Newspapers Page for Bender.
Adding Bender to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bender 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 Bender was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bender post office opened in 1891.
We also found Bender on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bender.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscoga.org
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bender, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bender - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |