Welcome to Bennett ...

Bennett is located in Uintah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Bennett is 5,440 feet [1,658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bennett is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bennett lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bennett: 435

Communities Also Named Bennett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Bennett - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bennett ...

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

• Roosevelt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Roosevelt is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roosevelt
  • From Bennett to Roosevelt
• Ballard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Uintah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ballard
  • From Bennett to Ballard
• Myton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myton
  • Myton is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Myton
  • From Bennett to Myton
• Altamont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Altamont
  • From Bennett to Altamont
• Hayden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Hayden is located in Uintah County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hayden
  • From Bennett to Hayden
• Cedarview ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
  • Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedarview
  • From Bennett to Cedarview
• Neola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
  • Neola is located in Duchesne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Neola
  • From Bennett to Neola
• Whiterocks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterocks
  • Whiterocks is located in Uintah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiterocks <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whiterocks
  • From Bennett to Whiterocks
• Fort Duchesne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Duchesne
  • Fort Duchesne is located in Uintah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Duchesne <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Duchesne
  • From Bennett to Fort Duchesne
• Gusher
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gusher
  • Gusher is located in Uintah County
  • Former names for Gusher:
  • Moffat
  • Sober City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gusher <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gusher
  • From Bennett to Gusher

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bennett ...

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

Adding Bennett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Bennett post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Uintah County: www.co.uintah.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/