Benham

Benham is a home rule-class city in , , in the United States. The city was formally incorporated by the General Assembly in 1961. The population was 512 at the 2020 census, up from 500 at the 2010 census.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 553 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Benham, Kentucky”, “Benham, KY”, and “Бенҳам”
  • Postal code: 40807

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kentucky Coal Museum.

Museum
The is a heritage center located in Benham, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clutts and Lynch.

Hamlet
is a coal town and an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a home rule-class city in , United States.

Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a home rule-class city in , , in the United States. is situated 2½ miles west of Benham.

Benham

Latitude
36.96482° or 36° 57′ 53″ north
Longitude
-82.9485° or 82° 56′ 55″ west
Population
553
Elevation
1,591 feet (485 metres)
Open location code
868VX372+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153934278
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4283903
Wiki­data ID
Q3180793
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Benham” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بنهام”
  • Basque: “Benham”
  • Catalan: “Benham”
  • Cebuano: “Benham”
  • Chechen: “Бенем”
  • Chinese: “贝纳姆”
  • Danish: “Benham”
  • Dutch: “Benham”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بنهام”
  • French: “Benham”
  • German: “Benham”
  • Gilaki: “بن‌هم (کنتاکي)”
  • Gilaki: “بن‌هم”
  • Haitian: “Benham, Kentucky”
  • Haitian: “Benham”
  • Hebrew: “בנהאם”
  • Ido: “Benham, Kentucky”
  • Ido: “Benham”
  • Irish: “Benham”
  • Italian: “Benham”
  • Kazakh: “Benxam”
  • Kazakh: “Бенхам”
  • Kazakh: “بەنحام”
  • Kirghiz: “Бенхам”
  • Ladin: “Benham”
  • Malagasy: “Benham, Kentucky”
  • Malagasy: “Benham”
  • Mazanderani: “بنهام”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Benham”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Benham”
  • Norwegian: “Benham”
  • Persian: “بنهام، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “بنهام”
  • Polish: “Benham”
  • Portuguese: “Benham”
  • Serbian: “Бенам”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Benham, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Benham”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بنهام، کنتاکی”
  • Spanish: “Benham”
  • Swedish: “Benham”
  • Tatar: “Бенем”
  • Ukrainian: “Бенем”
  • Urdu: “بینہم، کینٹکی”
  • Uzbek: “Benham”
  • Volapük: “Benham”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Blair and Clover.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Miner’s Memorial Park and Benham City Hall.

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Worth a closer look: Frankfort and Louisville.

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