Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Benson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kowaliga
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kowaliga is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kowaliga
- Island Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
- Agricola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Dadeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksons' Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Alexander City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eclectic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Equality
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Tohopeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tohopeka is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tohopeka
- Nixburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Tallassee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Judson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Kellyton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matilda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Benson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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