Welcome to Bensley ...
Bensley is located in Chesterfield County<1>.
Bensley is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bensley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bensley: 804 & 686<3>
Websites for Bensley ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.chesterfieldchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bensley, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Bensley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bensley.
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centralia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Chesterfield Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Varina Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
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 Bensley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bensley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bensley. 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 Bensley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bensley. See our Newspapers Page for Bensley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bensley ...
Looking for more information about Bensley? 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 Bensley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bensley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bensley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Bensley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Bensley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |