Welcome to Ben Franklin ...

Ben Franklin is located

Ben Franklin is located in Delta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ben Franklin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

Ben Franklin is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ben Franklin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ben Franklin: 903 & 430<3>

The ZIP code for Ben Franklin: 75415<4>

Communities Also Named Ben Franklin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ben Franklin - they are located in Arizona and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Ben Franklin ...

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

Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Lamar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,872 people
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Commerce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Hunt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <5>
Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Delta County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <5>
Honey Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Grove is located in Fannin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
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Wolfe City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfe City is located in Hunt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
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Roxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxton is located in Lamar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
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Ladonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ladonia is located in Fannin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
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Dodd City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Fannin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
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Tira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
Windom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Fannin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <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 Ben Franklin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ben Franklin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ben Franklin ...

Looking for more information about Ben Franklin? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ben Franklin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ben Franklin.

Adding Ben Franklin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ben Franklin 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 (so far) for Ben Franklin was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ben Franklin.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ben Franklin - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Ben Franklin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Ben Franklin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ben Franklin). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ben Franklin or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.