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History · Benndale

Benndale’s post office opened in 1900

Below: maps from 1947 on.

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How Benndale began

When was Benndale founded?

1900

The Benndale post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 65126 years
Founding year: the first Benndale post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Benndale’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Benndale, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Benndale yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Benndale is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in George County, Mississippi, near the intersection of State Highways 26 (MS 26) and 57 (MS 57). It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to the creation of George County, Benndale was located in Jackson County. The 2020 United States census listed a population of 65.

Its first post office opened in 1900.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Benndale, 1900 to 1967

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1900Post officeThe Benndale post office opens
  3. 1947On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1967Post officeThe Benndale post office closes
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On the map

Benndale on the map, 1947 to 2000

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Benndale. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Benndale on the 1947 USGS mapBenndale on the 1982 USGS mapBenndale on the 2000 USGS map1947Benndale sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Benndale.

Famous people

Famous people close to Benndale

Nobody well known was born in Benndale itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Eric RobertsAmerican actor · b. 1956
Fred HaiseAmerican astronaut · b. 1933
Brett FavreAmerican football player · b. 1969
Israel BroussardAmerican actor · b. 1994
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufAmerican basketball player · b. 1969
Roy CochranAmerican sprinter and hurdler · b. 1919
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Benndale had its own post office from 1900 to 1967.

Benndale
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Benndale’s history

What year was Benndale founded?

The Benndale post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.