Welcome to Benonine ...

Benonine is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Benonine is located in Wheeler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benonine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Benonine is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Benonine is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Benonine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Benonine lies within the (806) area code.

Communities near Benonine ...

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

• Shamrock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Shamrock is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <4>
• Erick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erick
  • Erick is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erick <4>
• Sweetwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
• Mayfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Twitty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
  • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
• Delhi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Beckham County (OK)
• Samnorwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samnorwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samnorwood
  • Samnorwood is located in Collingsworth County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samnorwood <4>
• Wheeler
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Wheeler is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <4>
• Sayre
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Magic City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Magic City is located in Wheeler County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benonine ...

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

Adding Benonine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Benonine post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benonine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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