Welcome to Benevola ...
Benevola is located in Pickens County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Benevola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.
Benevola is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Benevola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Benevola: 205 & 659<3>
Communities Also Named Benevola ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Benevola - it's located in Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benevola.
Communities near Benevola ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benevola.
- Eutaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aliceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Gordo is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <4>
- Reform
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
- Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
- Carrollton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Pickensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Memphis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- McMullen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
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 Benevola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benevola.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benevola. 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 Benevola.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benevola. See our Newspapers Page for Benevola.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benevola ...
Looking for more information about Benevola? 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 Benevola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benevola.
Adding Benevola to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Benevola 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 Benevola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Benevola post office opened in 1835.
We also found Benevola in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Benevola.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benevola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Benevola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Benevola area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |