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Welcome to Bennett ...

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.

Bennett would have been located within present day Gilmer County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bennett is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bennett was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Bennett was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Bennett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Bennett: This one is located in Gilmer County and the other is located in Lewis County.

Beyond West Virginia, 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, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bennett.

Communities near Bennett ...

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

  • Glenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sutton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gassaway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grantsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Cedarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Progress ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Progress is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress

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.

Adding Bennett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bennett 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 Bennett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bennett post office opened in 1881. The Bennett post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennett.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Gilmer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bennett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Bennett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. 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).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/