Welcome to Benndale ...
Benndale is located in George County<1>.
The location of Benndale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: Benndale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Benndale: (601) and (769)<4>
Communities near Benndale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benndale.
- Wiggins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Wiggins is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <5>
- Lucedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
- Lucedale is located in George County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <5>
- McLain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Bexley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Americus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Agricola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Agricola is located in George County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agricola <5>
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Wade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - McHenry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- McHenry is located in Stone 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 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 for Benndale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Benndale post office opened in 1900.
We also found Benndale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Benndale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benndale. 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 George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benndale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |