Welcome to Benville ...

Benville is located in Brown County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Benville is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Benville lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Benville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Benville - they are located in Indiana, Maryland and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Benville ...

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

• Pittsfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <4>
• Mount Sterling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
• Barry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Barry is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <4>
• Griggsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
  • Griggsville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <4>
• Camp Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Point
  • Camp Point is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Point <4>
• Meredosia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredosia
  • Meredosia is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredosia <4>
• Clayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Bluffs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs
  • Bluffs is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffs <4>
• Golden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
• Liberty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benville ...

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

Adding Benville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Benville post office opened in 1878.

We also found Benville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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