Ben Hur, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia

US 58 Alt. in Ben Hur

Ben Hur is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.[1] It is located along U.S. Route 58 Alternate southwest of Pennington Gap and northeast of Jonesville.

It is the location of Lee High School and Lee County's Walmart store.

## History

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Ben Hur was founded by Auburn Pridemore.[2] He named the community after the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace.[3]

The Ben Hur post office was established in 1921.[4] The ZIP Code for Ben Hur is 24218.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Ben Hur, Lee County, Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4\. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
3. ^ Gallant, Frank K. (December 27, 2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories About Unusual American Place-Names. Dover Publications. p. 88\. ISBN 978-0-486-31081-7.
4. ^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
5. ^ "Ben Hur ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

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* Robbins

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