Benwood, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States

Alternative Names:	Bens Woods, Benwood, Benwood Junction
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Region:	Marshall County, West Virginia, United States
Latitude:	40° 1' 5" N
Longitude:	80° 44' 3" W
Lat/Long (dec):	40.01813,-80.73425
Köppen climate type:	Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Elevation:	197m
Population:	1,361 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	5280076
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5280076:4
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 1' 2" N	80° 44' 33" W	0.7km (0.4 miles)
Benwood Plant, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA	40° 1' 39" N	80° 43' 50" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Steel works, Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 2' 7" N	80° 44' 6" W	1.9km (1.2 miles)
Neffs, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 1' 38" N	80° 48' 54" W	7.0km (4.3 miles)
Lansing, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 4' 32" N	80° 47' 24" W	8.0km (5.0 miles)
Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 5' 45" N	80° 43' 28" W	8.7km (5.4 miles)
Stewartsville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 0' 43" N	80° 51' 29" W	10.6km (6.6 miles)
Dilles Bottom, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	39° 55' 21" N	80° 46' 54" W	11.4km (7.1 miles)
Glencoe, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 0' 30" N	80° 53' 15" W	13.1km (8.2 miles)
Barton, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 6' 26" N	80° 50' 28" W	13.5km (8.4 miles)
Crescent, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 7' 12" N	80° 51' 34" W	15.6km (9.7 miles)
St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 4' 49" N	80° 54' 6" W	15.8km (9.8 miles)
Maynard, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 7' 24" N	80° 52' 45" W	17.0km (10.6 miles)
Warnock, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 1' 21" N	80° 56' 15" W	17.3km (10.8 miles)
Powhatan No. 1 Mine, Powhatan Point, Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	39° 51' 42" N	80° 49' 28" W	19.0km (11.8 miles)
Fairpoint, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 7' 13" N	80° 55' 58" W	20.4km (12.7 miles)
Armstrongs Mills, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	39° 54' 29" N	80° 56' 5" W	21.0km (13.1 miles)
Windsor Mine, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA	40° 12' 8" N	80° 39' 37" W	21.4km (13.3 miles)
Adena, Harrison County, Ohio, USA	40° 13' 3" N	80° 52' 30" W	25.2km (15.7 miles)
Blairmont, Harrison County, Ohio, USA	40° 14' 20" N	80° 53' 23" W	27.9km (17.3 miles)
New Athens, Harrison County, Ohio, USA	40° 11' 5" N	80° 59' 44" W	28.9km (18.0 miles)
Kenwood, Harrison County, Ohio, USA	40° 14' 59" N	80° 54' 29" W	29.7km (18.5 miles)
Flushing, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 8' 58" N	81° 3' 58" W	31.8km (19.8 miles)
Beallsville, Sunbury township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA	39° 50' 54" N	81° 2' 14" W	32.0km (19.9 miles)
Powhatan No. 7 Mine, Monroe County, Ohio, USA	39° 44' 6" N	80° 51' 35" W	33.3km (20.7 miles)
Sunfish Creek, Monroe County, Ohio, USA	39° 44' 53" N	80° 54' 33" W	33.5km (20.8 miles)
Opossum Creek, Salem township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA	39° 43' 49" N	80° 51' 19" W	33.6km (20.9 miles)
Hendrysburg, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	40° 3' 41" N	81° 9' 56" W	37.1km (23.0 miles)
Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA	39° 59' 17" N	81° 10' 35" W	37.8km (23.5 miles)
Iron works, Steubenville township, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA	40° 20' 57" N	80° 36' 53" W	38.2km (23.7 miles)

View of the Bellaire mining and metallurgy area, in 1908.

Steel works, Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio, USA

View of the Bellaire mining and metallurgy area, in 1908.

Steel works, Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio, USA

View of the Bellaire mining and metallurgy area, in 1908.

Steel works, Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America	Continent
North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Appalachian Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Shawnee Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Southern and Central Applachian, North America Plate	Accretionary Complex
USA	Country
West Virginia, USA	State
Marshall County, West Virginia, USA	County

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