| Ben Hur | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mariposa County |
| Coordinates: | 37.3517°N -119.9578°W |
| Elevation M: | 534 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1752 |
Ben Hur is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located 9miles south of Mariposa, at an elevation of 1752 feet (534 m).
The community was established as a cattle ranch by Morgan Quick in 1859 and was originally called the Rancheria Place; the ranch would be owned and operated by the Quick family for six generations.[1]
A post office operated at Ben Hur from 1890 to 1902, and after moving from 1904 to 1951. The name comes from the hero of the novel Ben-Hur.[2]