Welcome to Benton ...

Benton is located in Washtenaw County<1>.

The location of Benton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

Benton is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Benton: (734)

Communities Also Named Benton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, 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.

• Ann Arbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <4>
• Adrian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
• Ypsilanti
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
  • Ypsilanti is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ypsilanti <4>
• Saline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <4>
• Tecumseh
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
  • Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <4>
• Milan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Chelsea
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <4>
• Dexter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Dundee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
• Clinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Benton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Benton post office opened in 1834.

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 Washtenaw County: www.ewashtenaw.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/