Welcome to Benoit ...

Benoit is located in Bayfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benoit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Benoit is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Benoit: (715) and (534)<3>

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 Texas.

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.

• Ashland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
• Washburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
• Mason
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Bayfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Moquah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
  • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
• Sutherland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
• Delta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Bayfield County
• Marengo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Ashland County
• High Bridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
• Odanah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
  • Odanah is located in Ashland County
• La Pointe
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pointe
  • La Pointe is located in Ashland 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 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.

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/

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