Welcome to Bennettsville ...

Bennettsville is located in Dubuque County<1>.

The location of Bennettsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennettsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bennettsville is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bennettsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bennettsville lies within the (563) area code.

Communities Also Named Bennettsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bennettsville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, New York and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Bennettsville ...

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

• Dubuque
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
  • Dubuque is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubuque <4>
• Asbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
  • Asbury is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
• Galena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Cascade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
• Bellevue
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Epworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
  • Epworth is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <4>
• Peosta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
  • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <4>
• Farley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
  • Farley is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farley <4>
• East Dubuque
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dubuque
  • East Dubuque is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dubuque <4>
• Hazel Green
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bennettsville ...

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

Adding Bennettsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bennettsville 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 Bennettsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennettsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dubuque County: www.dubuquecounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/