Welcome to Bentley ...

Bentley is located in Atoka County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bentley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Bentley is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bentley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bentley is within the boundaries of the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Bentley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Ohio (2) 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.

• Atoka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <3>
• Caddo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
  • Caddo is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo <3>
• Bokchito
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
  • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <3>
• Boswell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <3>
• Stringtown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Stringtown is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringtown <3>
• Tushka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
  • Tushka is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
• Bennington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <3>
• Lehigh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Lehigh is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <3>
• Kenefic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenefic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefic
  • Kenefic is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenefic <3>
• Caney
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Caney is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <3>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bentley ...

Looking for more information about Bentley? 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 Bentley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bentley post office opened in 1903.

We also found Bentley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bentley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/