Bennett is an extinct town in western Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] The community is located on the North Fork Buffalo Creek in the Mark Twain National Forest.[2]
A post office called Bennett was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1955.[3] The community has the name of William Bennett, who was credited with securing the town a post office.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bennett
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
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36°44′01″N 91°00′16″W / 36.73361°N 91.00444°W
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