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Welcome to Benefiel Corner ...

Benefiel Corner is located in Sullivan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Benefiel Corner: Benefiel Cor. (or less commonly used: Benefiel Crn.)

Benefiel Corner is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Benefiel Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Benefiel Corner (for example, toward Hutsonville (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Benefiel Corner: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Benefiel Corner ...

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

  • Robinson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinson is located in Crawford County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
  • Linton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Palestine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Farmersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dugger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hymera
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hymera is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Carlisle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benefiel Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benefiel Corner - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Benefiel Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Benefiel Corner 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.