Welcome to Bennetts Mills ...
Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County<1>.
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We aren't confident of the location of Bennetts Mills, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennetts Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Bennetts Mills: Bennetts Mls. (or less commonly used: Bennetts Mlls.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bennetts Mills for more information about variations on the name of Bennetts Mills.
Bennetts Mills is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bennetts Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Bennetts Mills ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.oc-chamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bennetts Mills, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Bennetts Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bennetts Mills.
- Long Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
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From your current location to Long Branch
From Bennetts Mills to Long Branch
- Asbury Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
- Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
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From your current location to Asbury Park
From Bennetts Mills to Asbury Park
- Neptune City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
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From your current location to Neptune City
From Bennetts Mills to Neptune City
- Shrewsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
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From your current location to Shrewsbury
From Bennetts Mills to Shrewsbury
- Loch Arbour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
- Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Maxim
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Cedar Glen West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
- Ramtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Squankum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Leisure Knoll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean 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 Bennetts Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bennetts Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bennetts Mills. 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 Bennetts Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennetts Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Bennetts Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bennetts Mills ...
Looking for more information about Bennetts Mills? 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 Bennetts Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bennetts Mills.
Adding Bennetts Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bennetts Mills 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 Bennetts Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennetts Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bennetts Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bennetts Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |