Ben Hur
Ben Hur or Benhur is an unincorporated community in Limestone County, Texas, United States, located about 25 miles east of Waco. Named "Cottonwood" when it was founded in the late 19th century, it changed its name to "Ben Hur" in 1895, because several other communities in Texas were named "Cottonwood." A post office was located there from 1895 until 1906.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 470 feet (140 metres)
- Description: unincorporated community in Limestone County, Texas
- Also known as“Ben Hur, Texas”“Ben Hur, TX”
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Latitude
31.51045° or 31° 30′ 38″ north
Longitude
-96.72776° or 96° 43′ 40″ west
Open location code
8635G76C+5V
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place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to South Azerbaijani—“Ben Hur” goes by many names.
Ben HurIrish
بن هورPersian
بن هور، تگزاسPersian
Ben HurRomanian
Ben Hur, TexasRomanian
بن هور، تکزاسSouth Azerbaijani
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