Welcome to Benton ...

Benton is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Benton is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Benton: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Benton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Benton: This one is located in Lancaster County and the other is located in Columbia County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 40 communities that are also named Benton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Tennessee (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Benton ...

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

Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lancaster
- From Benton to Lancaster
Aberdeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
Havre de Grace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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- Havre de Grace is located in Harford County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Havre de Grace
- From Benton to Havre de Grace
Bel Air
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bel Air
- From Benton to Bel Air
Millersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Millersville is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Millersville
- From Benton to Millersville
Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
New Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- New Freedom is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Freedom
- From Benton to New Freedom
Perryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Perryville
- From Benton to Perryville
Strasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
- Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Strasburg
- From Benton to Strasburg
Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benton ...

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

Adding Benton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benton 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 for Benton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benton.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benton - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Benton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Benton 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>	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.