Welcome to Benet Lake ...

Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benet Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1945.

A typical abbreviation for Benet Lake: Benet Lk.

Benet Lake is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Benet Lake: (262)

Communities near Benet Lake ...

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

• Kenosha
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
  • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
• Waukegan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
  • Waukegan is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <3>
• Mundelein
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mundelein have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundelein
  • Mundelein is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mundelein <3>
• Gurnee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
  • Gurnee is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <3>
• North Chicago
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
  • North Chicago is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
• McHenry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <3>
• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
• Round Lake Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
  • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <3>
• Vernon Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Hills
  • Vernon Hills is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon Hills <3>
• Zion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <3>

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 Benet Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benet Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benet Lake ...

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

Adding Benet Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Benet Lake post office opened in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benet Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kenosha County: www.co.kenosha.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/