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Welcome to Bentley ...The town of Bentley is located in Hancock 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 1870. The town was incorporated March 25, 1869. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bentley has a population of 33 people<3> (see below for details). Bentley is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Bentley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bentley had an population of 33 people. This is a decrease of 5.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 23.26% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bentley had a population of 35 people. This makes Bentley the county's 15th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 35 people, the population of Bentley decreased 18.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 43 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bentley. Communities Also Named Bentley ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Bentley - they are located in Alberta, Indiana, Iowa, 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.
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 on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. We also found Bentley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). 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 State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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