Bently, Mississippi
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Bently, Mississippi | |
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  Bently  Bently | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′27″N 89°13′57″W / 33.75750°N 89.23250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Calhoun |
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 705954[1] |
Bently, also spelled Bentley, is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.
History
Bently was first settled in 1844 and named for the Bentley family. It was formerly home to a general store and school.[2] A sawmill was moved from Arbor Grove in Chickasaw County, Mississippi to Bently.[3]
A post office operated under the name Bently from 1877 to 1909.[4]
References
- ^ "Bently". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Goodspeed's. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part II. Pelican Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-4556-0119-6.
- ^ Chickasaw County, Mississippi: A Pictorial History. Turner Publishing Company. 2002. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-56311-834-0.
- ^ "Calhoun County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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