Welcome to Benoit ...
Benoit is located in Bayfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Benoit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Benoit is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Benoit lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Benoit: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Benoit ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Benoit - they are located in Alabama, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Ontario and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benoit.
Communities near Benoit ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benoit.
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Bayfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Moquah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sutherland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- White River is located in Ashland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to White River
- From Benoit to White River
- Marengo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Odanah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Benoit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benoit.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benoit. 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 Benoit.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benoit. See our Newspapers Page for Benoit.
Adding Benoit to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Benoit 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 Benoit was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Benoit in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Benoit.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Bayfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benoit - 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 Benoit area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Benoit 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. |