Welcome to Benson ...

So far, we found very little information about Benson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Benson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Benson, please Contact Us.

Benson would have been located within present day Roosevelt County<2>.

The location of Benson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Benson is 4,470 feet [1,362 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Benson is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Benson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Benson would have been located in the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Benson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Benson - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Benson ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Benson.

• Melrose
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Melrose is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <5>
• Elida
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
  • Elida is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elida <5>
• Floyd
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <5>
• Taiban
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban
  • Taiban is located in DeBaca County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taiban <5>
• Saint Vrain
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrain
  • Saint Vrain is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Vrain <5>
• Kenna
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
  • Kenna is located in Roosevelt County
• Portales
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
  • Portales is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <5>

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benson.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/

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