Welcome to Bennett ...

Bennett is located in Lewis County<1>.

The location of Bennett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennett, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Bennett is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Bennett: (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 Lewis County and the other is located in Gilmer 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.

• Buckhannon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <5>
• Weston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Glenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Sutton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Sutton is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <5>
• Gassaway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Burnsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Jane Lew
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Lew
  • Jane Lew is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane Lew <5>
• Flatwoods
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Sand Fork
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
  • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
• Crawford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Lewis 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 on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bennett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/