Ben Franklin, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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.jpg) Ben Franklin United Methodist Church in October 2015 | |
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| Coordinates: 33°28′36″N 95°46′08″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Delta |
| Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 903 & 430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1351867[1] |
History
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 Ambia–Harmon F2s, considering all three to be a 30-mile-long (48 km) F3 event. One death was reported.[4]
Geography
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]
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