Welcome to Bentonville ...

Bentonville is located on the South Texas Plains.

Bentonville is located in Jim Wells County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bentonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Bentonville is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bentonville is located in the (361) area code.

Communities Also Named Bentonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bentonville - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bentonville ...

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

• Kingsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
  • Kingsville is located in Kleberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsville <4>
• Alice
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <4>
• Robstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown
  • Robstown is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robstown <4>
• San Diego
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Diego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
  • San Diego is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <4>
• Bishop
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Bishop is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <4>
• Orange Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Grove <4>
• Driscoll
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driscoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driscoll
  • Driscoll is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driscoll <4>
• San Patricio
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
  • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
• Pernitas Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pernitas Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
  • Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
• Rancho Banquete
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Banquete have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
  • Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces 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 Bentonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bentonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bentonville ...

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

Adding Bentonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bentonville post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bentonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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