Benoit Mississippi Map

About Benoit, Mississippi

Benoit is a locality in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 365. The population density is 144.7 people per km². Benoit is located at 33.6515°N, 91.0096°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Benoit is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38725.

Benoit emerges from the flat, alluvial expanse of the Mississippi Delta where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by anything but the vertical reach of grain silos and the occasional stand of timber. It lies 16.9 miles north of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 10°T), and is situated 17.6 miles west-southwest of Cleveland. Burrus Bayou traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its dark water cutting a vein through the rich, heavy soil that defines the terrain. Egypt Ridge provides a subtle, almost geological presence here, grounding the flat plains with its enduring, silent weight. Nearby, the quiet waters of Lake Whittington reflect the shifting colors of a late afternoon sky, while the thick, humid air carries the scent of damp earth and growing things. This is a place where the light at dusk seems to linger, turning the fields into a deep, bruised violet before the stars settle over the quiet expanse.

Benoit remains deeply tied to the rhythms of the agricultural cycle, its economy rooted in the expansive fields of cotton and soybeans that have shaped the lives of families for generations. The legacy of the land is palpable, felt in the slow pace of work and the way the town preserves its connections to the surrounding countryside. Four miles away, the Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary for migratory birds and native flora, serving as a reminder of the wilder, wooded character of the region before the plow took hold. Life here unfolds with a measured consistency, influenced by the proximity of the Delta Experimental Forest which reminds residents of the persistent, encroaching strength of the natural world. In the quiet intersections of Benoit, the past is not a museum piece but a living pressure, felt in the way the wind moves through the rows of crops and the way the shadows lengthen across the gravel roads at day’s end.

About This Benoit Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Benoit, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.651501, -91.009551. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Benoit includes the ZIP code (38725), telephone area code (662), county seat of Bolivar County (Cleveland), and school district assignment (West Bolivar Consolidated School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.