Welcome to Benson Place ...

Benson Place is located in Torrance County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Benson Place: Benson Pl. (or less commonly used: Benson Plc.)

Benson Place is 6,710 feet [2,045 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Benson Place is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Benson Place is within the boundaries of the (505) area code.

Communities near Benson Place ...

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

• Estancia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estancia
  • Estancia is located in Torrance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estancia <4>
• Mountainair
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainair
  • Mountainair is located in Torrance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainair <4>
• Willard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Torrance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Tajique
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tajique
  • Tajique is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tajique <4>
• Chilili
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilili have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilili
  • Chilili is located in Bernalillo County
• Meadow Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
  • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
• Abo ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Abo is located in Torrance County
• McIntosh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <4>
• Ponderosa Pine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Pine
  • Ponderosa Pine is located in Bernalillo County
• Peralta
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peralta
  • Peralta is located in Valencia County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peralta <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 Benson Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benson Place.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benson Place ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Torrance County: www.torrancecountynm.org/

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