Welcome to Bennett ...
Bennett is located in Douglas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Bennett is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bennett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bennett: 715 & 534<3>
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, Utah, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bennett.
Websites for Bennett ...
Official Website: www.townofbennett.org/
Communities near Bennett ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bennett.
- Hawthorne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Lake Nebagamon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Superior Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
- Superior Village is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Poplar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Solon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
- Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Sauntry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- South Range
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- South Range is located in Douglas County
- Cloverland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cloverland is located in Douglas County
- Dedham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Saunders
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
- Saunders is located in Douglas County
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.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Bennett post office opened in 1899.
We also found Bennett on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennett.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bennett: www.townofbennett.org/
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywi.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bennett - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Bennett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Bennett area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |