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Welcome to Bennett ...

So far, we found very little information about Bennett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bennett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bennett, please Contact Us.


Bennett would have been located within present day Hancock County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bennett is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bennett was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Bennett was located: 228

Communities Also Named Bennett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Bennett - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Bennett ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hancockchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bennett, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bennett ...

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

  • Bay Saint Louis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Picayune
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Diamondhead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pass Christian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Waveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kiln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Juniper Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Nicholson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Shoreline Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
  • Lyman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lyman is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman

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

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

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

Adding Bennett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bennett 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 (so far) for Bennett was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennett.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bennett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bennett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.