Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ben came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of Ben in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ben. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ben data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ben:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Ben is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

The GNIS database contains an entry for Ben. See our Misc Page for Ben for more information.