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Welcome to Benham ...

Benham is located in Wilkes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Benham is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Benham: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Benham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Benham - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana and Michigan.

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

Communities near Benham ...

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

  • North Wilkesboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yadkinville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Dobson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Arlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Ronda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benham ...

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

Adding Benham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Benham post office opened in 1885. The Benham post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Benham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Benham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/