Welcome to Benton ...
Benton is located in Yazoo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Benton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.
Benton is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Benton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Benton: 662
Communities Also Named Benton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Benton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benton.
Communities near Benton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benton.
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yazoo City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <3>
- Flora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pickens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bentonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
- Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <3>
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Satartia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satartia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Nod
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Pearce is located in Yazoo 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 Benton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benton. 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 Benton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton. See our Newspapers Page for Benton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benton ...
Looking for more information about Benton? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Benton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Benton.
Adding Benton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Benton 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 Benton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Benton post office opened in 1829.
We also found Benton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Benton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |