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Welcome to Benbow ...Benbow is located in Tazewell County<1>. The location of Benbow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Benbow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895. Benbow is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Benbow is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Benbow lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Benbow: (276) Communities Also Named Benbow ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Benbow - they are located in California, Florida, Iowa and Missouri. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benbow. Communities near Benbow ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benbow.
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 Benbow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benbow. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benbow. 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 Benbow. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benbow. See our Newspapers Page for Benbow. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benbow ...Looking for more information about Benbow? 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 Benbow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benbow. Adding Benbow to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Benbow 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 Benbow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Benbow on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Benbow. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benbow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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