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Welcome to Ben Bolt ...

Ben Bolt is located on the South Texas Plains.

Ben Bolt is located in Jim Wells County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ben Bolt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Ben Bolt is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ben Bolt: 361

The ZIP code for Ben Bolt: 78342<3>

Communities near Ben Bolt ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ben Bolt ...

Looking for more information about Ben Bolt? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ben Bolt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ben Bolt.

Adding Ben Bolt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ben Bolt 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 Ben Bolt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ben Bolt post office opened in 1906. The Ben Bolt post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ben Bolt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jim Wells, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ben Bolt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ben Bolt). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ben Bolt or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/