Welcome to Bendena ...

Bendena is located in Doniphan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bendena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Bendena is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Bendena is within the boundaries of the (785) area code.

The ZIP code for Bendena: 66008<3>

Communities near Bendena ...

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

• Saint Joseph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Atchison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <4>
• Country Club
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
  • Country Club is located in Andrew County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Horton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Horton is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horton <4>
• Wathena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <4>
• Elwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
• Highland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
• Troy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Oregon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Holt County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <4>
• Effingham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <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 Bendena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bendena.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bendena ...

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

Adding Bendena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bendena 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 Bendena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bendena post office opened in 1888.

We also found Bendena in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bendena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/