Bennettsville was founded in Section 9 of Washington Township, Dubuque County.[2] The name of the community has also been spelled Bennettville.[3]
The post office was established in June 1891. James J. Cota served as postmaster.[4] The Bennettsville post office also served as the store.[5] Circa 1901, Bennettville had a school.[6]
The community's population was 8 in 1890.[7] Bennettsville's post office was discontinued in either 1897[2] or 1900.[8]
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abHowe, Samuel Storrs; Parvin, Theodore Sutton; Lloyd, Frederick; Huff, Sanford W.; Aldrich, Charles; Harlan, Edgar Rubey (1850).
Annals of Iowa. Iowa State Historical Department, Division of Historical Museum and Archives. p. 520.