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>.
The location of Bennett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bennett is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bennett was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Bennett once stood is in the (228) area code.
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 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.
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
- Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <5>
- Picayune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
- Picayune is located in Pearl River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <5>
- Diamondhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
- Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <5>
- Pass Christian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
- Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <5>
- Waveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Waveland is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <5>
- Kiln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiln
- Kiln is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiln <5>
- Juniper Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Nicholson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Shoreline Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Lyman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Lyman is located in Harrison 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 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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bennett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |