Welcome to Bench ...
Bench is located in Caribou County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bench, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Bench is 5,480 feet [1,670 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bench is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Bench lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bench: 208 & 986<3>
Communities near Bench ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bench.
- Soda Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <5>
- Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Grace is located in Caribou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <5>
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Bear Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Georgetown
- From Bench to Georgetown
- Lava Hot Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
- Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <5>
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Caribou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <5>
- Thatcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
- Thatcher is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <5>
- Conda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Bern
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
- Bern is located in Bear Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bern <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bern
- From Bench to Bern
- Bennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bennington
- From Bench to Bennington
- Ovid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ovid
- From Bench to Ovid
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 Bench. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bench.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bench. 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 Bench.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bench. See our Newspapers Page for Bench.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bench ...
Looking for more information about Bench? 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 Bench, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bench.
Adding Bench to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bench 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 Bench was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Bench post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bench.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bench. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Caribou, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bench - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Bench area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Bench area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |