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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 Tallapoosa County<2>. We aren't confident of the location of Benson, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3> Benson was founded in 1895. The community was inundated by Lake Martin in 1926. While the community is gone, the present day location for Benson is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Benson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Benson (for example, toward West Point (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Communities Also Named Benson ...While we believe that this Benson is located in Tallapoosa County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Benson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chilton and Etowah County. Beyond Alabama, there are 28 communities that are also named Benson - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, 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 10 communities that are near Benson.
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. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benson. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benson. See our Newspapers Page for Benson. Adding Benson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Benson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Benson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Benson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Benson. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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