Welcome to Benson Landing ...

Benson Landing is located in Rutland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benson Landing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Benson Landing: Benson Lndg. (or less commonly used: Benson Lndng.)

Benson Landing is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Benson Landing: 802

Communities near Benson Landing ...

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

• Castleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Castleton is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
• Brandon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Brandon is located in Rutland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
• Poultney
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Poultney is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
• Ticonderoga
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ticonderoga is located in Essex County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonderoga
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ticonderoga <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ticonderoga
  • From Benson Landing to Ticonderoga
• Pittsford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
• Fair Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Whitehall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Whitehall is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <3>
• West Rutland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
• Proctor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Proctor is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
• Poultney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Poultney is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poultney <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Poultney
  • From Benson Landing to Poultney

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benson Landing ...

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

Adding Benson Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benson Landing 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 Benson Landing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Benson Landing post office opened in 1849. The Benson Landing post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benson Landing.