Welcome to Benson ...
So far, we found very little information about Benson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Benson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Benson, please Contact Us.
Benson would have been located within present day Roosevelt County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Benson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Benson is 4,470 feet [1,362 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Benson is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Benson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Benson and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Benson was located: 575
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, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, 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 7 communities that are near Benson.
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Curry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <5>
- Elida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Elida is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elida <5>
- Floyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <5>
- Taiban
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban
- Taiban is located in DeBaca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taiban <5>
- Saint Vrain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrain
- Saint Vrain is located in Curry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Vrain <5>
- Kenna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
- Kenna is located in Roosevelt County
- Portales
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
- Portales is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <5>
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.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benson. See our Newspapers Page for Benson.
Adding Benson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Benson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Benson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Benson post office opened in 1911.
We also found Benson in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Benson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Benson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |