Benoit, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Benoit, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Benoit
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bayfield
Subdivision Type3:Towns
Subdivision Name3:Keystone, Mason
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:902
Coordinates:46.5019°N -91.0769°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:54816[1]
Area Codes:715 and 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1578756

Benoit is an unincorporated community in the towns of Keystone and Mason, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. It is along County Highway F. Benoit is 13 miles southwest of the city of Ashland. Nearby is the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and U.S. Highway 63.[2]

History

The community was named for Antoine Benoit, a pioneer French settler.[3] Other names before Benoit included Thirty Miles Siding, Peckville, Peck and Benoitville.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benoit ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 11, 2022.
  2. Web site: Benoit Populated Place Profile / Bayfield County, Wisconsin Data.
  3. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 168.
  4. Book: Gard . Robert . The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names . 2015 . Wisconsin Historical Society Press . Madison, WI . 978-0-87020-707-5 . 27 . 2nd.