Welcome to Bena ...

Bena is located in Gloucester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Bena is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Bena: (804)

Communities Also Named Bena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bena - they are located in California and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Bena ...

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

• Newport News
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
• Hampton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Williamsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Poquoson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
• Ordinary
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
  • Ordinary is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordinary <4>
• Country Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
  • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
• Lackey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
  • Lackey is located in York County
• Dare
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
  • Dare is located in York County
• Roanes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
  • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
• Rochambeau Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochambeau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
  • Rochambeau Village is located in York 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 Bena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bena.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bena ...

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

Adding Bena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bena post office opened in 1901.

We also found Bena on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/