Welcome to Benson Junction ...

Benson Junction is located in Cochise County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Benson Junction: Benson Jct. (or less commonly used: Benson Jctn.)

Benson Junction is 3,860 feet [1,177 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Benson Junction is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Benson Junction lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Benson Junction: 520

Communities Also Named Benson Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Benson Junction - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Benson Junction ...

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

• Sierra Vista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sierra Vista is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sierra Vista <3>
• Benson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Benson is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <3>
• Huachuca City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huachuca City
  • Huachuca City is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huachuca City <3>
• Tombstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone
  • Tombstone is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tombstone <3>
• Charleston ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Cochise County
• Saint David
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
  • Saint David is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <3>
• Coronado Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronado Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Village
  • Coronado Village is located in Cochise County
• De Anza Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
  • De Anza Village is located in Cochise County
• Fort Huachuca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Huachuca
  • Fort Huachuca is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Huachuca <3>
• Signal Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Village
  • Signal Village is located in Cochise 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 Benson Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benson Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benson Junction ...

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

Adding Benson Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benson Junction 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 Benson Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benson Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/