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Ben Franklin, Texas

Coordinates: 33°28′36″N 95°46′08″W / 33.47667°N 95.76889°W / 33.47667; -95.76889
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Ben Franklin, Texas
Ben Franklin United Methodist Church in October 2015
Ben Franklin United Methodist Church in October 2015
Ben Franklin is located in Texas
Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin is located in the United States
Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin
Coordinates: 33°28′36″N 95°46′08″W / 33.47667°N 95.76889°W / 33.47667; -95.76889
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyDelta
Elevation486 ft (148 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)903 & 430
GNIS feature ID1351867[1]

Ben Franklin is an unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas,[citation needed] the community had a population of 75 in 2000.

History

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The population was 75 in 2010 and 2017.[2]

The local Methodist church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

On April 2, 1957, an F2 tornado destroyed six homes and damaged several others in Ben Franklin. Two people were injured and losses totaled $25,000. This and a previous event may have belonged to the same family. Grazulis listed the tornado as the same as the AmbiaHarmon F2s, considering all three to be a 30-mile-long (48 km) F3 event. One death was reported.[4]

Geography

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Ben Franklin is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 38 and 128 on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of Pecan Gap, 11 mi (18 km) north of Cooper, 16 mi (26 km) southwest of Paris, and 77 mi (124 km) northeast of Dallas in northwestern Delta County.[2]

Notable person

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References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ben Franklin, Texas
  2. ^ a b "Ben Franklin, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  3. ^ "Details for Methodist Church: Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5119006941". Texas Historical Commission.
  4. ^ "Storm Events Database #10122252". NOAA.
  5. ^ "Floyd Weaver". Baseball Reference.