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Welcome to Benton Station ...

Benton Station is located in Kennebec County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benton Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Benton Station: Benton Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

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

Area Code for Benton Station: 207

Communities Also Named Benton Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Benton Station - they are located in Alberta, Iowa and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Benton Station ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benton Station ...

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

Adding Benton Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benton Station 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 Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Benton Station post office opened in 1888. The Benton Station post office closed in 1973.

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

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 Station - 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/