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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bennett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bennett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bennett, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bennett (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bennett. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bennett is historic, it would have been located within present day Gilmer County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gilmer County: Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Lewis & Ritchie.
Below are the counties that are near Bennett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennett:
- Gilmer County (The home county of Bennett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Normantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Normantown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normantown <2>
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Shock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Stumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <2>
- Sand Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Truebada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Alice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Newberne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Exchange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Exchange is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exchange <2>
- Arnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Wilsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Gassaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <2>
- Clem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Frametown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <2>
- Heaters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaters
- Heaters is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heaters <2>
- Rollyson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <2>
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Russet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Orma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Arnoldsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Grantsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <2>
- Stinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Mudfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Pink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Rocksdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Freed
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Ira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Wattsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Valley Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Widen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
- Procious
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Elkhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Saint Clara
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - New Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milton
- New Milton is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milton <2>
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Alum Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Hurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Crawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Cox Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Smith Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
- Garton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Valley Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Chapel
- Valley Chapel is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Chapel <2>
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Birch River
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch River
- Birch River is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch River <2>
- Tioga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Tioga is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <2>
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Burnt House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Pullman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Cantwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Oxbow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Harrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <2>
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Cornwallis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwallis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Rusk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Roxalana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Triplett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Pigeon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Reedy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Frenchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Kanawha Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Rock Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Wilsontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Replete
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Erbacon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Hacker Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
- Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <2>
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Creston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Burning Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennett, see our County-by-County Page for Bennett.
Newspapers Published in Bennett ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennett, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennett.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bennett:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Gilmer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Doddridge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lewis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nicholas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ritchie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Roane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Upshur County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Webster County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wirt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Braxton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Gilmer County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
Cemeteries Near Bennett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennett.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Currycomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Currycomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Currycomb Cemetery
- Mollahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mollahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mollahan Cemetery
- Orton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orton Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79150 <5>
- Burk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burk Cemetery
- Cedarville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Cedarville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961158 <5>
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
- Engel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Engel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engel Cemetery
- Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jack Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutherford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutherford Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
- Continue List (503 more) ...
- Elihu - Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elihu - Stump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elihu - Stump Cemetery
- Bourn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bourn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourn Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Elihu - Stump Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Bennett itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Normantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Normantown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normantown <2>
- Progress ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hope ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- German ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Stumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Cutlips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - De Kalb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Copen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <2>
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Staten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bennett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennett.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bennett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bennett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8168, Longitude: -80.8920 In this case, the coordinates for Bennett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |