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Welcome to Bentons Crossroads ...

Bentons Crossroads is located in Union County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bentons Crossroads: Bentons Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bentons Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Bentons Crossroads.

Bentons Crossroads is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bentons Crossroads: 704 & 980<3>

Websites for Bentons Crossroads ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncountycoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bentons Crossroads, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bentons Crossroads ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Trail
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Matthews
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mint Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waxhaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stallings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Weddington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wesley Chapel
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Bentons Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bentons Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bentons Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bentons Crossroads - 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Bentons Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Bentons Crossroads 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.