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Welcome to Benclare ...

Benclare is located in Minnehaha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benclare, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Benclare is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Benclare: 605

Communities near Benclare ...

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

  • Sioux Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Brandon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tea
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tea is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <3>
  • Luverne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Canton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rock Rapids
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Crooks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <3>
  • Garretson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Worthing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benclare ...

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

Adding Benclare to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benclare 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 (so far) for Benclare was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Benclare post office opened in 1888. The Benclare post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benclare.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Minnehaha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benclare - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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