in Jim Wells County
, Texas
, United States
. It lies on State Highway 44 seven miles (11 km) east of Alice
in east central Jim Wells County.
A post office established here in 1910 operated until 1932. Bentonville was named for an early settler. By 1914 the community had a population of fifty, two general stores, a cotton gin
, and a blacksmith
. A stop on the Texas Mexican Railway
was also established there that year. By 1936 the town had only scattered dwellings and farm units.
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