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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Limestone County, Texas
- Also known as: “Ben Hur, Texas”, “Ben Hur, TX”, and “Benhur”
Ben Hur
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Limestone, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.51045° or 31° 30′ 38″ northLongitude
-96.72776° or 96° 43′ 40″ westElevation
469 feet (143 metres)Open location code
8635G76C+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 151375193OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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