Benson, Louisiana

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Benson, Louisiana
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Benson, Louisiana
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Benson, Louisiana
Coordinates: 31°51′59″N93°41′38″W / 31.86639°N 93.69389°W / 31.86639; -93.69389
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish DeSoto
Elevation
256 ft (78 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 318
GNIS feature ID542982 [1]

Benson is an unincorporated community in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. [1] [2]

Located approximately halfway between Mansfield and Converse on the Kansas City Southern Railroad, it is an historic sawmill town. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Benson, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Benson Topo Map in De Soto County LA
  3. Benson, Louisiana