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Welcome to Benoit ...

Benoit is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benoit, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Benoit is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Benoit lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Benoit: 218

Communities Also Named Benoit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Benoit - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Ontario, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Benoit ...

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

  • Crookston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Lake Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fertile
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Erskine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fisher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fisher is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Mentor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brooks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Beltrami
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Dugdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Melvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benoit ...

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

Adding Benoit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benoit 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 Benoit was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benoit.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benoit - 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.