Welcome to Bengal ...

Bengal is located in Latimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bengal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Bengal is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Bengal: (918) and (539)<3>

Communities Also Named Bengal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bengal - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota and Missouri.

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

Communities near Bengal ...

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

• Wilburton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
  • Wilburton is located in Latimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilburton <4>
• Talihina
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talihina
  • Talihina is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talihina <4>
• Red Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Latimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <4>
• Fanshawe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanshawe
  • Fanshawe is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanshawe <4>
• Le Flore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Flore
  • Le Flore is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Albion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Panola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
  • Panola is located in Latimer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panola <4>
• Summerfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Le Flore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <4>
• Whitesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
  • Whitesboro is located in Le Flore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <4>
• Damon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Damon is located in Latimer County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bengal ...

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

Adding Bengal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bengal post office opened in 1890.

We also found Bengal on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bengal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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