Welcome to Ben Hur ...
Ben Hur is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Ben Hur is located in Newton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ben Hur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Ben Hur is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ben Hur lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ben Hur: 870 & 327<3>
Communities Also Named Ben Hur ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ben Hur - they are located in California, Florida, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ben Hur.
Communities near Ben Hur ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ben Hur.
- Hector
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <4>
- Witt's Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witt's Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Tilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Deer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
- Deer is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer <4>
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Mount Judea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Blanco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Vendor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Alread
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Rex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rex is located in Van Buren 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 Ben Hur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ben Hur.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ben Hur. 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 Ben Hur.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ben Hur. See our Newspapers Page for Ben Hur.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ben Hur ...
Looking for more information about Ben Hur? 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 Ben Hur, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ben Hur.
Adding Ben Hur to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ben Hur 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 Ben Hur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Ben Hur post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ben Hur.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ben Hur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ben Hur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Ben Hur area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Ben Hur area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |