Bently, Mississippi

Bently, also spelled Bentley, is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.

Bently, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Bently
Bently
Coordinates: 33°45′27″N 89°13′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
338 ft (103 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID705954[1]

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]

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References
  1. "Bently". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Goodspeed's. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part II. Pelican Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-4556-0119-6.
  3. Chickasaw County, Mississippi: A Pictorial History. Turner Publishing Company. 2002. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-56311-834-0.
  4. "Calhoun County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 May 2020.


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