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Welcome to Benge ...

So far, we found very little information about Benge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Benge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Benge, please Contact Us.

Benge would have been located within present day Adams County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Benge is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Benge was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Benge was located: 509

Communities Also Named Benge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Benge - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Benge ...

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

  • Ritzville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • LaCrosse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Endicott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Washtucna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Paha ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paha
    • Paha is located in Adams County
  • Lamont
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lind
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Grange City ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grange City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
    • Grange City is located in Columbia County
  • Starbuck
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Adding Benge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benge 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 Benge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Benge post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benge.

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Benge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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