Welcome to Bennington ...

The town of Bennington is located in Bryan County<1> (at the time of its founding, Bennington was located in Indian Territory).

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bennington has a population of 368 people<3> (see below for details).

Bennington is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Bennington is within the boundaries of the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Bennington: 74723<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bennington had an population of 368 people. This is an increase of 10.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bennington had a population of 334 people. This makes Bennington the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 334 people, the population of Bennington increased 15.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 289 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bennington.

Communities Also Named Bennington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Bennington - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

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

Communities near Bennington ...

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

• Durant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <6>
• Caddo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
  • Caddo is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo <6>
• Bokchito
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
  • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <6>
• Boswell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <6>
• Soper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper
  • Soper is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soper <6>
• Caney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Caney is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <6>
• Armstrong
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• Wade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Wade is located in Bryan County
• Albany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <6>
• Bentley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
  • Bentley is located in Atoka 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 Bennington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bennington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bennington ...

Looking for more information about Bennington? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bennington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bennington.

Adding Bennington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bennington 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 Bennington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bennington post office opened in 1873.

We also found Bennington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/