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Welcome to Benbow ...

Benbow is located in Humboldt County<1>.

Benbow was established in 1926.

Benbow is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Benbow lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Benbow: 707 & 369<3>

Communities Also Named Benbow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Benbow - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Missouri and Virginia.

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

Communities near Benbow ...

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

  • Cooks Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
  • Redway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Briceland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Briceland is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
  • Harris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Harris is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Piercy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Whitethorn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Phillipsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Alderpoint
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Miranda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ettersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ettersburg is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettersburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benbow ...

Looking for more information about Benbow? 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 Benbow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benbow.

Adding Benbow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benbow 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 Benbow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Benbow post office opened in 1929. The Benbow post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benbow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benbow - 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 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Benbow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Benbow 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/