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Welcome to Benbow ...

Benbow is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benbow, 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.

Benbow is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Benbow: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Benbow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Benbow - they are located in California, Florida, Iowa and Virginia.

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

Communities near Benbow ...

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

  • Quincy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
  • Palmyra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Canton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • La Grange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • La Belle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewistown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Shelbyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Ewing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hunnewell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benbow ...

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

Adding Benbow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benbow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benbow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Benbow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Benbow area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.