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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ben. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ben to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ben, please Contact Us.
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 Ben (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 Ben. 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.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Ben is historic, it would have been located within present day Maury County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Ben. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ben:
- Maury County (The home county of Ben)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Armour Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Sawdust
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Ashwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Graymere Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Arkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Carters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Palmetto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Cheatham County
- Kingston Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Davidson County
- Linton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Lynnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bufords
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Weakley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Wales
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Trigg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Bodenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Powell Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Gordon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Duck River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Swan Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Aetna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Bon Aqua Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Webber City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Henryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Ethridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- New Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lawrenceburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Kimmins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Globe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Caney Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cochran
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Holts Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Cornersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Allisona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Burwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <2>
- Duplex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Leipers Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harpeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Parry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Southall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Fernvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Peytonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ben, see our County-by-County Page for Ben.
Cemeteries Near Ben ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ben.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ben - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ben covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Bowen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bowen Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9509 <4>
- Pollard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pollard Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Columbia.
- The Pollard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Polard Cemetery
- Tindell - Pollard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17289 <4>
- McKennan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harlem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harlem Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Columbia.
- New Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dickey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickey Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11343 <4>
- Ebenezer Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Alexander Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Alexander Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Columbia.
- The Ebenezer Alexander Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alexander Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192796 <4>
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Columbia.
- The Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zellner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13751 <4>
- Timmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Samuel O. Wisener Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel O. Wisener Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Samuel O. Wisener Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Columbia.
- The Samuel O. Wisener Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wisener Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20493 <4>
- Continue List (1391 more) ...
- Haywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wisner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wisner Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20497 <4>
- Roberts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roberts Chapel Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Columbia.
- The Roberts Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roberts Cemetery
- Sedberry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145321 <4>
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.
Ben itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Godwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Godwin is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
- Ashwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Water Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frierson Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Bigbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bigbyville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbyville
- Carters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Kettle Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Hampshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ben. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ben.
Newspapers Published in Ben ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ben.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ben, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ben.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ben:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Ben, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ben) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |