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Welcome to Bennetts Point ...

Bennetts Point is located in Colleton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennetts Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1937.

A typical abbreviation for Bennetts Point: Bennetts Pt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bennetts Point for more information about variations on the name of Bennetts Point.

Bennetts Point is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bennetts Point: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Bennetts Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bennetts Point - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Bennetts Point ...

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

  • Port Royal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaufort
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollywood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Seabrook Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Meggett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edisto Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Beach
    • Edisto Beach is located in Colleton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Rockville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Edisto Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Adams Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bennetts Point ...

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

Adding Bennetts Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bennetts Point 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 Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bennetts Point post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennetts Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Colleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bennetts Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Bennetts Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Bennetts Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/