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Welcome to Bennington ...

Bennington is located in Shiawassee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Bennington is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bennington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Bennington - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

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

Communities near Bennington ...

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

  • East Lansing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Owosso
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <3>
  • Saint Johns
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • De Witt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Williamston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Corunna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Durand
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <3>
  • Chesaning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Perry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
  • Ovid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ovid is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bennington ...

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

Adding Bennington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bennington 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 (so far) for Bennington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bennington post office opened in 1848. The Bennington post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Shiawassee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bennington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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