Welcome to Benedict Junction ...
Although we found mention of Benedict Junction during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Benedict Junction was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Benedict Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Benedict Junction, please Contact Us.
The location of Benedict Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Benedict Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Benedict Junction: Benedict Jct. (or less commonly used: Benedict Jctn.)
Benedict Junction is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Benedict Junction might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Benedict Junction would be found within the (620) area code.
Communities near Benedict Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benedict Junction.
- Chanute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Chanute is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,991 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanute <4>
- Neodesha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
- Neodesha is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <4>
- Fredonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
- Yates Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
- Yates Center is located in Woodson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <4>
- Thayer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Thayer is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <4>
- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Toronto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Toronto is located in Woodson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Fall River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <4>
- Earlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Benedict Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benedict Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benedict Junction. 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 Benedict Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benedict Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Benedict Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benedict Junction ...
Looking for more information about Benedict Junction? 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 Benedict Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benedict Junction.
Adding Benedict Junction to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Benedict Junction 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 Benedict Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Benedict Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Benedict Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Benedict Junction and then turned east". While Benedict Junction could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Benedict Junction as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Benedict Junction could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benedict Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |