Bennett-Bennettville

 Bennett, established during the oil boom of the 30's, as a company town, with the majority of inhabitants being employees of El Paso Natural Gas.

Bennett's post office opened in April of 1940 with Callie Marshall as postmaster. The post office was closed in March 1957 when the population dropped below 100 people, of those, the mail employer was still El Paso Natural Gas.

Residents of Bennett, employed by EPNG, were transferred around the Lea County area as the company brought online the EPNG plants that surrounded and supported Bennett and the larger town of Jal.

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