Welcome to Saint Benedict ...

Saint Benedict is located in Scott County<1>.

The location of Saint Benedict has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Saint Benedict is located in the (952) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lakeville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <4>
• Eden Prairie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
  • Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <4>
• Shakopee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
  • Shakopee is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <4>
• Savage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <4>
• Prior Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
  • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <4>
• Chaska
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaska
  • Chaska is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaska <4>
• Chanhassen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chanhassen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanhassen
  • Chanhassen is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanhassen <4>
• Waconia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waconia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waconia
  • Waconia is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waconia <4>
• Victoria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
• New Prague
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prague
  • New Prague is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Prague <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 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 for Saint Benedict was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Benedict. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/