Welcome to Benton ...

The city of Benton is located in Marshall County<1> and is the County Seat for Marshall County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Benton has a population of 4,466 people<2> (see below for details).

Benton is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Benton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Benton lies within the (270) area code.

The ZIP code for Benton: 42025<4>

Websites for Benton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallcounty.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Benton, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Benton had an population of 4,466 people. This is an increase of 2.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Benton had a population of 4,349 people (or 13.83% of the total population of Marshall County). This makes Benton the county's most populous community.

The population of Benton represents 0.1% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,349 people, the population of Benton increased 3.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,197 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Benton.

Communities Also Named Benton ...

While we believe that this Benton is located in Marshall County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Benton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kenton and Muhlenberg County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 40 communities that are also named Benton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Benton ...

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

• Murray
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Calloway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
• Mayfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <5>
• Calvert City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <5>
• Kuttawa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
  • Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <5>
• Hardin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <5>
• Grand Rivers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <5>
• Smithland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <5>
• Hamletsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamletsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
  • Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <5>
• Tatumsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
  • Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
• Fairdealing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
  • Fairdealing is located in Marshall 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 Benton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benton.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Benton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benton ...

Looking for more information about Benton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Benton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Benton.

Adding Benton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benton 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 Benton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Benton post office opened in 1842.

We also found Benton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/