Welcome to Ben Hur ...
Ben Hur is located in Lee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ben Hur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.
Ben Hur is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ben Hur lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ben Hur: 276
Communities Also Named Ben Hur ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ben Hur - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ben Hur.
Communities near Ben Hur ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ben Hur.
- Big Stone Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trent Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <3>
- Pennington Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Harlan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sneedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evarts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evarts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
- Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <3>
- Lynch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Loyall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
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 Hur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ben Hur.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ben Hur. 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 Hur.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ben Hur. See our Newspapers Page for Ben Hur.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ben Hur ...
Looking for more information about Ben Hur? 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 Hur, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ben Hur.
Adding Ben Hur to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ben Hur 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 Ben Hur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ben Hur post office opened in 1921.
We also found Ben Hur in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ben Hur.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ben Hur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |