Welcome to Ben Davis ...

Ben Davis is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ben Davis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Ben Davis is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Ben Davis ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
• Carmel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
• Greenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Lawrence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Plainfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Zionsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
• Brownsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Avon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Beech Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <4>
• Speedway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway
  • Speedway is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedway <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 Ben Davis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ben Davis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ben Davis. 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 Ben Davis.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ben Davis ...

Looking for more information about Ben Davis? 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 Ben Davis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ben Davis.

Adding Ben Davis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ben Davis 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 Ben Davis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ben Davis post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ben Davis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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