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Welcome to Saint Benedict ...

Saint Benedict is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Benedict, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Benedict: St. Benedict

Saint Benedict is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Saint Benedict: 952

Communities Also Named Saint Benedict ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Saint Benedict - they are located in Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Saint Benedict ...

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

  • Lakeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Eden Prairie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Shakopee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Savage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prior Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chaska
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Chanhassen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Waconia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Victoria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • New Prague
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Benedict ...

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

Adding Saint Benedict to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Benedict 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 Saint Benedict was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Saint Benedict post office opened in 1873. The Saint Benedict post office closed in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Benedict.

Footnotes ...

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