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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bennett (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bennett. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bennett is located in Parker County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Parker County: Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Tarrant & Wise.

Below are the counties that are near Bennett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennett:

  • Parker County     (The home county of Bennett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
    • Millsap
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
      • Millsap is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <2>
    • Cool
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Dennis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
    • Authon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
      • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Weatherford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Peaster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
      • Whitt is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
    • Hudson Oaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Oaks
      • Hudson Oaks is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Oaks <2>
    • Poolville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
      • Poolville is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolville <2>
    • Annetta North
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Annetta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Dicey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
    • Morgan Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
      • Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <2>
    • Bluff Dale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Thurber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
    • Lipan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
      • Lipan is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
    • Tolar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Brazos Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cresson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
      • Cresson is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <2>
    • Acton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • DeCordova
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Hill City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
    • Perrin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Gibtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
    • Westbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
    • Brazos
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Mineral Wells
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
    • Wolters Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Santo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
      • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
    • Salesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Palo Pinto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
    • Graford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <2>
    • Gordon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mingus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <2>
    • Strawn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise County
    • Boonsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennett, see our County-by-County Page for Bennett.

Newspapers Published in Bennett ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennett, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennett.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bennett:

Cemeteries Near Bennett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennett.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.

  • Dominicar Merlo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dominicar Merlo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dominicar Merlo Cemetery
  • Goen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Old Millsap Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Millsap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Millsap Cemetery
  • Dobbs Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassdale Cemetery
  • Poe Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poe Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poe Prairie Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Brannon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannon Cemetery
  • Brashears Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brashears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brashears Cemetery
  • Willow Pond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Pond Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • Woodland Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Landreth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landreth Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Bennett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bennett.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.

  • Millsap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
    • Millsap is located in Parker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <2>
  • Brazos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Mineral Wells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
    • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
  • Brock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Brock is located in Parker County
  • Garner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Garner is located in Parker County
  • Lemley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Lemley is located in Parker County
  • Authon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Authon is located in Parker County
  • Santo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
    • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
  • Buckner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
    • Buckner is located in Parker County
  • Lipan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
    • Lipan is located in Hood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
  • Adell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Adell is located in Parker County
  • Salesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Weatherford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Peaster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Palo Pinto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bennett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennett.

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

The official website for Parker County: www.co.parker.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bennett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7190, Longitude: -98.0478       In this case, the coordinates for Bennett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bennett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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