Welcome to Bentley ...

Bentley is located in Hettinger County<1>.

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

Bentley was established in 1910.

Bentley is 2,340 feet [713 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bentley is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bentley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bentley (for example, toward Flasher), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Bentley is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

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, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bentley ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Bentley.

• Mott
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott
  • Mott is located in Hettinger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mott <4>
• Elgin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• New Leipzig
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Leipzig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Leipzig
  • New Leipzig is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Leipzig <4>
• Leith
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
  • Leith is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
• Johnson Ford ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
  • Johnson Ford is located in Grant County
• Carson
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Carson is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <4>
• Regent
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
  • Regent is located in Hettinger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regent <4>
• Lemmon
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemmon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
  • Lemmon is located in Perkins County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemmon <4>
• Keldron
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keldron
  • Keldron is located in Corson County (SD)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keldron <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.

We 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 1906.

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 North Dakota: www.nd.gov/