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Welcome to Benton Heights ...

Benton Heights is located in Berrien County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Benton Heights: Benton Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Benton Heights is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Benton Heights (for example, toward Hamlet (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Benton Heights: 269

Communities Also Named Benton Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Benton Heights - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Benton Heights ...

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

  • Saint Joseph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dowagiac
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bangor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Berrien Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Springs
    • Berrien Springs is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Springs <3>
  • Watervliet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Coloma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stevensville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benton Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Berrien, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benton Heights - 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.