Welcome to Benson ...

Benson is located in Jones County<1>.

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

Benson is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Benson: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Benson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Benson - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Benson ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Laurel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Petal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Ellisville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Ellisville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <5>
• Sandersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
  • Sandersville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
• Soso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
  • Soso is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Seminary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <5>
• Antioch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Jones County
• Ovett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
  • Ovett is located in Jones County
• Lux
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington 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 Benson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benson ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/