Welcome to Benwood ...

Benwood is located in Clay County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Benwood, so consider the above location to be 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).

The telephone area code for Benwood: (812)

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.

• Terre Haute
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Greencastle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Rockville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Cloverdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Fairview Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Seelyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Clay City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• Rosedale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <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 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>

From that list, the Benwood post office opened in 1881.

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