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Welcome to Benzien ...

Benzien is located in Garfield County<1>.

The pronunciation of Benzien: ben-ZEEN<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benzien, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Benzien is 2,760 feet [841 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Benzien is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Benzien lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Benzien: 406

Communities near Benzien ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Benzien.

  • Sand Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Muscleshell City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Muscleshell City is located in Petroleum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscleshell City
  • Brusett
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cat Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cat Creek is located in Petroleum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
  • Mosby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benzien ...

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

Adding Benzien to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benzien 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 Benzien was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Benzien post office opened in 1916. The Benzien post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benzien.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Benzien. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benzien - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/