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

Bently, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°45′27″N 89°13′57″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Calhoun
Elevation	338 ft (103 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	705954[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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