Welcome to Bennett's ...
So far, we found very little information about Bennett's. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bennett's to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bennett's, please Contact Us.
Bennett's was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Bennett's would have been located within present day Baxter County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennett's, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bennett's is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Bennett's was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Bennett's was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Bennett's ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bennett's - they are located in California, Indiana, New York (3) and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bennett's.
Communities near Bennett's ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bennett's.
- Mountain Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <6>
- Gainesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norfork
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork
- Norfork is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfork <6>
- Salesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Briarcliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Bakersfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Custer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Ott is located in Fulton 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 Bennett's. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bennett's.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bennett's. 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 Bennett's.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennett's. See our Newspapers Page for Bennett's.
Adding Bennett's to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bennett's 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 Bennett's was on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
We also found Bennett's in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennett's.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baxter County: www.baxtercounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bennett's, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Baxter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bennett's - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
<4> | 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 Bennett's area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Bennett's area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |