Welcome to San Benito ...

San Benito is located in Monterey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Benito, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

San Benito is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named San Benito ...

While we believe that this San Benito is located in Monterey County, we know of another 2 California communities named San Benito. Those communities are located in the following counties: San Benito and San Bernardino County.

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

Communities near San Benito ...

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

• Greenfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
• King City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • King City is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <3>
• San Ardo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ardo
  • San Ardo is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ardo <3>
• Jolon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolon
  • Jolon is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jolon <3>
• Lockwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Lockwood is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockwood <3>
• Martinus Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinus Corner
  • Martinus Corner is located in Monterey County
• Bitterwater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
  • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
• Pleyto ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleyto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleyto
  • Pleyto is located in Monterey County
• Bradley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <3>
• Soledad
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soledad
  • Soledad is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soledad <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Benito ...

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

Adding San Benito to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Benito 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 San Benito was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Benito.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Benito. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/