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About Bentonia, MS

Bentonia is a tiny Mississippi town of about 200 people, located 50 miles southwest of Jackson via Highway 433 and rural roads. Most visitors drive here specifically to visit the Blue Front Cafe, a legendary blues juke joint operating since 1948 that helped create the distinctive "Bentonia blues" guitar style with its haunting minor-key sound.

Where is Bentonia, MS on the map?

Bentonia, MS is in United States, at 32.644, -90.369 - about 28 km south of Yazoo City, MS.

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The closest airport to Bentonia, MS is Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, 67 km (about 55 min by car).

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