Welcome to Benndale ...
Benndale is located in George County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Benndale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Benndale is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Benndale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Benndale: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Benndale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benndale.
- Wiggins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lucedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McLain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Bexley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Americus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Agricola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Hillman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Wade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
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 Benndale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benndale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benndale. 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 Benndale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benndale. See our Newspapers Page for Benndale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benndale ...
Looking for more information about Benndale? 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 Benndale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benndale.
Adding Benndale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Benndale 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 Benndale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Benndale post office opened in 1900. The Benndale post office closed in 1967.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Benndale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benndale - 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 Benndale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Benndale 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> | 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/ |