Welcome to Bennettsville ...

So far, we found very little information about Bennettsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bennettsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bennettsville, please Contact Us.

Bennettsville would have been located within present day Etowah County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennettsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bennettsville is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bennettsville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bennettsville (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Bennettsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bennettsville - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, New York and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Bennettsville ...

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

• Gadsden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <4>
• Albertville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
  • Albertville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <4>
• Boaz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
• Rainbow City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <4>
• Southside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <4>
• Attalla
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
  • Attalla is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <4>
• Glencoe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Hokes Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <4>
• Ashville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
  • Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <4>
• Collinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>

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

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

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

Adding Bennettsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bennettsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bennettsville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Bennettsville in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Bennettsville post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennettsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/