Welcome to Bentonville ...

Bentonville is located in Benton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bentonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Bentonville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Bentonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bentonville - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bentonville ...

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

• Warsaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Osceola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
• Lowry City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry City
  • Lowry City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry City <4>
• Hermitage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <4>
• Weaubleau
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
  • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <4>
• Wheatland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
• Preston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Cross Timbers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
  • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Collins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <4>
• Brownington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
  • Brownington is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 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 Bentonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bentonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bentonville ...

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

Adding Bentonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bentonville post office opened in 1890.

We also found Bentonville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bentonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/