Welcome to Bentleys Corners ...

Bentleys Corners is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bentleys Corners, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

A typical abbreviation for Bentleys Corners: Bentleys Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bentleys Corners for more information about variations on the name of Bentleys Corners.

Bentleys Corners is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bentleys Corners is located in the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Bentleys Corners ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bentleys Corners - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Bentleys Corners ...

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

• Gouverneur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• West Carthage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
  • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Black River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River
  • Black River is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <4>
• Philadelphia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Alexandria Bay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
  • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <4>
• Theresa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Antwerp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <4>
• Harrisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <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 Bentleys Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bentleys Corners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bentleys Corners ...

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

Adding Bentleys Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bentleys Corners 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 Bentleys Corners was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bentleys Corners.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/