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Welcome to Bendavis ...

Bendavis is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Bendavis is located in Texas County<1>.

Bendavis was established in 1910.

Bendavis is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bendavis: 417

The ZIP code for Bendavis: 65433<3>

Communities near Bendavis ...

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

  • Mountain Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Houston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cabool
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Plato
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Graff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Graff is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
  • Green Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
  • Astoria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Astoria is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Bucyrus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bendavis ...

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

Adding Bendavis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bendavis 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 Bendavis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bendavis post office opened in 1907. The Bendavis post office closed in 2002.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bendavis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Texas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bendavis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bendavis). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bendavis or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/