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.

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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).

The Area Codes where Bennett was located: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<3>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavey
• Fraser
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
• Pennington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
• White Pass
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pass
• Conrad City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carcross
  • From Bennett to Carcross
• Dyea ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyea
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dyea
  • From Bennett to 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Skagway
  • From Bennett to Skagway
• Ten Mile
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ten Mile
  • From Bennett to 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.

Adding Bennett to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Bennett was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennett.