Welcome to Bentley ...

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

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

Bentley would have been located within present day Trumbull County<2>.

The location of Bentley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bentley, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bentley is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Bentley was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bentley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Bentley: This one is located in Trumbull County and the other is located in Mahoning County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 14 communities that are also named Bentley - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bentley ...

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

• Youngstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <5>
• Warren
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• New Castle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Niles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <5>
• Hermitage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
• Struthers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <5>
• Girard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>
• Campbell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <5>
• Hubbard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <5>
• Canfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Canfield is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canfield <5>

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

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

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

Adding Bentley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Bentley on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bentley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/