Welcome to Bennett ...

Bennett is located in Cape May County<1>.

The location of Bennett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennett, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bennett is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Bennett lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bennett: (609)

Websites for Bennett ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

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, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
• North Wildwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wildwood
  • North Wildwood is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,739 people
• Lewes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
  • Lewes is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewes <4>
• Cape May
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
  • Cape May is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
• Sea Isle City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
• Green Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
  • Green Creek is located in Cape May County
• Norburys Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
  • Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
• Anglesea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglesea
  • Anglesea is located in Cape May County
• Cape May Court House
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
  • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
• Goshen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Cape May 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bennett ...

Looking for more information about Bennett? 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 Bennett, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bennett.

Adding Bennett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bennett 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 Bennett was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bennett on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bennett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/