Welcome to Benoit ...

Benoit is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Benoit is located in Runnels County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benoit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Benoit is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Benoit is within the (325) area code.

Communities Also Named Benoit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Benoit - they are located in Alabama, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Ontario and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Benoit ...

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

• Ballinger
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballinger
  • Ballinger is located in Runnels County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballinger <4>
• Winters
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
  • Winters is located in Runnels County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <4>
• Paint Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
  • Paint Rock is located in Concho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Rock <4>
• Novice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
  • Novice is located in Coleman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <4>
• Talpa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
  • Talpa is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talpa <4>
• Glen Cove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
• Rowena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
  • Rowena is located in Runnels County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowena <4>
• Valera
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera
  • Valera is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valera <4>
• Norton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Runnels County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Voss
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
  • Voss is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voss <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 Benoit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benoit.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benoit ...

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

Adding Benoit to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Benoit post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benoit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/