Welcome to Bentonville ...

Bentonville is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bentonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

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

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

Bentonville is within the boundaries of the (765) area code.

The ZIP code for Bentonville: 47322<4>

Communities Also Named Bentonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bentonville - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bentonville ...

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

• Richmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• New Castle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Connersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Connersville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connersville <5>
• Rushville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <5>
• Centerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Knightstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightstown
  • Knightstown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightstown <5>
• Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Cambridge City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge City
  • Cambridge City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge City <5>
• Hagerstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Spiceland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
  • Spiceland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bentonville ...

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

Adding Bentonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bentonville 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 Bentonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bentonville post office opened in 1838.

We also found Bentonville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bentonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov