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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.

  • Terre Haute
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greencastle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
  • Cloverdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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.

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 ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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