Welcome to Beenham ...

Beenham is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beenham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Beenham is 5,220 feet [1,591 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Beenham is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Beenham lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Beenham and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Beenham lies within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Beenham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Beenham: This one is located in Union County and the other is located in Mora County.

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

Communities near Beenham ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Beenham.

• Gladstone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Mount Dora
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
  • Mount Dora is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <4>
• Grenville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
  • Grenville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <4>
• Sedan
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <4>
• Clayton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <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 Beenham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beenham.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beenham ...

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

Adding Beenham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beenham post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beenham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/