Welcome to Bendon ...

Bendon is located in Benzie County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bendon, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bendon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Bendon is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bendon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bendon: (231)

Communities near Bendon ...

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

• Traverse City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <4>
• Kingsley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <4>
• Frankfort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Buckley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Buckley is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <4>
• Benzonia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benzonia
  • Benzonia is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benzonia <4>
• Kaleva
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaleva have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleva
  • Kaleva is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaleva <4>
• Thompsonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <4>
• Mesick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
  • Mesick is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <4>
• Empire
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
• Elberta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <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 Bendon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bendon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bendon ...

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

Adding Bendon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bendon post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bendon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Benzie County: www.berriencounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/