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Welcome to Bendolph ...

Bendolph is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bendolph, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Bendolph is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bendolph lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bendolph: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Bendolph ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Grafton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Westover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Granville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Shinnston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mannington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Star City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bendolph ...

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

Adding Bendolph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bendolph in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bendolph was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bendolph post office opened in 1901. The Bendolph post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bendolph.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bendolph - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Bendolph area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Bendolph 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/