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Welcome to Bessent ...

Bessent is located in Baker County<1>.

Bessent is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bessent lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bessent: 904 & 324<3>

Communities near Bessent ...

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

  • MacClenny
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Starke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lake Butler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Baldwin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawtey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Glen Saint Mary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Raiford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Maxville is located in Duval County
  • Sanderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bryceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bessent ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bessent - 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 904 code has been Overlayed with the 324 area code. New phone numbers in the Bessent area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Bessent 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.