Welcome to Benmore ...
Benmore is located in Perry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Benmore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
Benmore is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Benmore lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Benmore: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Benmore ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Benmore - it's located in Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benmore.
Communities near Benmore ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benmore.
- Richton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richton
- Richton is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richton <4>
- Beaumont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - New Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
- New Augusta is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <4>
- McLain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Wingate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Avera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Goodluck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Carson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Ovett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Ovett is located in Jones County
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 Benmore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benmore.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benmore. 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 Benmore.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benmore. See our Newspapers Page for Benmore.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benmore ...
Looking for more information about Benmore? 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 Benmore, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benmore.
Adding Benmore to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Benmore in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Benmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Benmore post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Benmore.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benmore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benmore - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Benmore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Benmore 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |