Official Name: | Bently, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bently |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Calhoun |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 338 |
Coordinates: | 33.7575°N -89.2325°W |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 705954 |
Bently, also spelled Bentley, is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.
Bently was first settled in 1844 and named for the Bentley family. It was formerly home to a general store and school.[1] A sawmill was moved from Arbor Grove in Chickasaw County, Mississippi to Bently.[2]
A post office operated under the name Bently from 1877 to 1909.[3]