Welcome to Bennett ...

Bennett is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Bennett is located in Ripley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Bennett is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Bennett lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Bennett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Bennett - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bennett ...

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

• Doniphan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Doniphan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <4>
• Van Buren
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
• Ellsinore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
  • Ellsinore is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <4>
• Grandin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
  • Grandin is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
• Briar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
  • Briar is located in Ripley County
• Bardley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
  • Bardley is located in Ripley County
• Ponder
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
  • Ponder is located in Ripley County
• Gatewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
  • Gatewood is located in Ripley County
• Calm
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
  • Calm is located in Oregon County
• Supply
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supply have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
  • Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bennett ...

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

Adding Bennett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bennett post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/