Welcome to Bennett ...

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

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

The origin (or the toponymy) of Bennett: Named for James Gordan Bennett Jr. (1841-1918).

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bennett is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bennett is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Bennett was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP).

If Bennett still existed, it would have been in the (250) & (778)<3> area codes.

Communities Also Named Bennett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Bennett - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado (2), Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bennett ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Bennett.

• Pavey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pavey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavey
• Fraser
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
• Pennington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
• White Pass
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pass
• Conrad City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad City
• Carcross
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcross
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carcross <5>
• Dyea ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyea
• Skagway
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagway
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skagway <5>
• Ten Mile
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bennett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bennett.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/