Welcome to Bennetts Point ...

Bennetts Point is located in Colleton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennetts Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1937.

A typical abbreviation for Bennetts Point: Bennetts Pt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bennetts Point for more information about variations on the name of Bennetts Point.

Bennetts Point is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Bennetts Point: (843)

Communities Also Named Bennetts Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bennetts Point - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Bennetts Point ...

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

• Port Royal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Beaufort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Beaufort is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <4>
• Hollywood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <4>
• Ravenel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel <4>
• Seabrook Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Island
  • Seabrook Island is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook Island <4>
• Meggett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggett
  • Meggett is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meggett <4>
• Edisto Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Beach
  • Edisto Beach is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
• Rockville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
• Edisto Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Island
  • Edisto Island is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edisto Island <4>
• Adams Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Run
  • Adams Run is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams Run <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 Bennetts Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bennetts Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bennetts Point ...

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

Adding Bennetts Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bennetts Point post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennetts Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/