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Welcome to Benson Corner ...

Benson Corner is located in LaMoure County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Benson Corner: Benson Cor. (or less commonly used: Benson Crn.)

Benson Corner is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Benson Corner: 701

Communities Also Named Benson Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Benson Corner - it's located in New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Benson Corner ...

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

  • LaMoure
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Litchville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Verona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in LaMoure County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <3>
  • Fort Ransom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kathryn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Berlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elliott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in Ransom County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
  • Grand Rapids
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
    • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure 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 Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benson Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benson Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including LaMoure, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benson Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.