Welcome to Bentley ...

Bentley is located in Pottawattamie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bentley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Bentley is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bentley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bentley: (712)

Communities Also Named Bentley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Bentley - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bentley ...

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

• Council Bluffs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <4>
• Carter Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <4>
• Missouri Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
  • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <4>
• Avoca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
• Oakland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Treynor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
  • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <4>
• Underwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <4>
• Neola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
  • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <4>
• Carson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <4>
• Crescent
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <4>

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 Bentley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bentley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bentley. 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 Bentley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bentley ...

Looking for more information about Bentley? 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 Bentley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bentley.

Adding Bentley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bentley 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 Bentley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bentley post office opened in 1904.

We also found Bentley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bentley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/