Welcome to Benton ...

Benton is located in Columbia County<1>.

The location of Benton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Benton is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Benton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Benton is located in the (386) area code.

Communities Also Named Benton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Benton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benton.

Communities near Benton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benton.

• Jasper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Potter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Potter is located in Echols County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
• White Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Springs
  • White Springs is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Springs <4>
• Fargo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Fargo is located in Clinch County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <4>
• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Hamilton County
• Five Points
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Columbia County
• Lake City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Rixford
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rixford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
  • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
• Watertown
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Columbia County
• Wellborn
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellborn
  • Wellborn is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellborn <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Benton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton. See our Newspapers Page for Benton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benton ...

Looking for more information about Benton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Benton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benton.

Adding Benton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Benton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Benton post office opened in 1841.

We also found Benton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/