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Welcome to Benton Falls ...

Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benton Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Benton Falls is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Benton Falls: 207

Communities near Benton Falls ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benton Falls ...

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

Adding Benton Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benton Falls 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 (so far) for Benton Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Benton Falls post office opened in 1878. The Benton Falls post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benton Falls.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Kennebec, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benton Falls - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/