Welcome to Benge ...
Benge is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Benge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Benge is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Benge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Benge and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Benge: 606
Communities Also Named Benge ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Benge - it's located in Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benge.
Communities near Benge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benge.
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Annville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
- Annville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <3>
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
- Burning Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burning Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Sidell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Greenmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Urban
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Urban. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Fall Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Fall Rock is located in Clay 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 Benge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benge. 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 Benge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benge. See our Newspapers Page for Benge.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benge ...
Looking for more information about Benge? 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 Benge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benge.
Adding Benge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Benge 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 Benge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Benge post office opened in 1881.
We also found Benge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Benge.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |