Welcome to Bengel ...
Bengel is located in Jackson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bengel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
Bengel is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bengel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bengel: 870 & 327<3>
Communities near Bengel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bengel.
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McCrory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Diaz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Newark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Pleasant Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Grubbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 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 Bengel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bengel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bengel. 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 Bengel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bengel. See our Newspapers Page for Bengel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bengel ...
Looking for more information about Bengel? 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 Bengel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bengel.
Adding Bengel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bengel 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 (so far) for Bengel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Bengel post office opened in 1914. The Bengel post office closed in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bengel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bengel - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Bengel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Bengel 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |