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Welcome to Benwood ...Benwood is located in Clay County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Benwood, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Benwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. Benwood is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Benwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Benwood (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Benwood is located in the (812) area code. Communities Also Named Benwood ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Benwood - they are located in Mississippi, Ohio, Utah and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benwood. Communities near Benwood ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benwood.
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 Benwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benwood. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benwood. 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 Benwood. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benwood. See our Newspapers Page for Benwood. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benwood ...Looking for more information about Benwood? 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 Benwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benwood. Adding Benwood to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Benwood 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 Benwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Benwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Benwood. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyin.gov/ The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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