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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Brandon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Poultney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poultney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Ticonderoga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pittsford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Fair Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • Whitehall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Whitehall is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
  • West Rutland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Proctor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Poultney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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 for Benson Landing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Benson Landing in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Rutland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benson Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/