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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bens Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bens Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Bens Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bens Creek: Bens Crk. (or less commonly used: Bens Ck. or Bens Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Bens Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bens Creek may originally have been Ben's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bens Creek might be written as Ben Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bens Creek is primarily located in Cambria County. A portion of Bens Creek extends into Somerset County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cambria County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Bens Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bens Creek:

  • Cambria County     (The home county of Bens Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bens Creek, with the one closest to Bens Creek listed first.
    • Oil City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Cambria County
    • Scarlan Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarlan Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
      • Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
    • Sonman
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
      • Sonman is located in Cambria County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sonman
      • From Bens Creek to Sonman
    • Puritan
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Spring Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
    • Portage
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cresson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Munster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sankertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sankertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
      • Sankertown is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Summit
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Cambria County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Summit
      • From Bens Creek to Summit
    • Tunnelhill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnelhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
      • Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Beaverdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebensburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bens Creek, with the one closest to Bens Creek listed first.
    • Pavia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
      • Pavia is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pavia
      • From Bens Creek to Pavia
    • King
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
      • King is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to King
      • From Bens Creek to King
    • Osterburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasantville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Maria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
      • Maria is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maria
      • From Bens Creek to Maria
    • New Enterprise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Clairsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clairsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
      • Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Salemville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Paris
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
      • New Paris is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <4>
    • Loysburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
    • Marble City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
      • Marble City is located in Bedford County
  • Blair County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bens Creek, with the one closest to Bens Creek listed first.
    • Lyleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Coalport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sylvis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sylvis
      • From Bens Creek to Sylvis
    • Westover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • Blain City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blain City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
      • Blain City is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blain City
      • From Bens Creek to Blain City
    • McPherron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPherron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
      • McPherron is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McPherron
      • From Bens Creek to McPherron
    • Rosebud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
      • Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosebud
      • From Bens Creek to Rosebud
    • Utahville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Irvona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hegarty Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Glen Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Thompsontown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
      • Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
    • Burnside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bens Creek, with the one closest to Bens Creek listed first.
    • Entriken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Marklesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Coalmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
    • Dudley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Hesston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Salter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
      • Salter is located in Huntingdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Salter
      • From Bens Creek to Salter
    • McConnellstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Birmingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Water Street
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Broad Top City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
      • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Alexandria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Robertsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bens Creek, with the one closest to Bens Creek listed first.
    • Rexis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wehrum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Alverda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dilltown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Grisemore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grisemore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
      • Grisemore is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grisemore
      • From Bens Creek to Grisemore
    • Heilwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heilwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
      • Heilwood is located in Indiana County
    • Nolo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Armagh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Suncliff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Littletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Littletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
      • Littletown is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Littletown
      • From Bens Creek to Littletown
    • Kenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Flats
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
      • Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pine Flats
      • From Bens Creek to Pine Flats
    • Uniontown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Indiana County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bens Creek, with the one closest to Bens Creek listed first.
    • Ogletown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Paint
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Windber
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tire Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Benson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Davidsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
      • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <4>
    • Hollsopple
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Central City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
    • Forward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
      • Forward is located in Somerset County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forward
      • From Bens Creek to Forward
    • Hooversville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
    • Thomas Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Westmoreland County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bens Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Bens Creek.

Cemeteries Near Bens Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bens Creek.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bens Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bens Creek, with the one closest to Bens Creek listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bens Creek had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bens Creek, with the one closest to Bens Creek listed first.

  • Sonman
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
    • Sonman is located in Cambria County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sonman
    • From Bens Creek to Sonman
  • Portage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Puritan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Blue Knob
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cresson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucket
    • Lucket is located in Cambria County
  • Munster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Cambria County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Summit
    • From Bens Creek to Summit
  • Kaylor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
    • Kaylor is located in Cambria County
  • Noel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
    • Noel is located in Cambria County
  • Summerhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Summerhill is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerhill <4>
  • Loretto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wildwood Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
      • Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
    • Ebensburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ehrenfeld
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bens Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bens Creek.

Newspapers Published in Bens Creek ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bens Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bens Creek, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bens Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bens Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bens Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Bens Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bens Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bens Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3986, Longitude: -78.6286       In this case, the coordinates for Bens Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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