Welcome to Benedict ...

Benedict is located in Lee County<1>.

Benedict is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Benedict: 276

Communities Also Named Benedict ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Benedict - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Benedict ...

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

• Big Stone Gap
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <3>
• Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <3>
• Pennington Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Appalachia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <3>
• Harlan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Harlan is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <3>
• Jonesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
• Evarts
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <3>
• Lynch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <3>
• Loyall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Benham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benedict ...

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

Adding Benedict to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benedict 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 Benedict was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benedict.