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 Ben in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ben. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Wolf Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Marcella
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Banner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Almond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Saint James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint James is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Ida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethesda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Mountain View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Desha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Cushman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Heber Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
- Hiram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Batesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rushing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rushing is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
- Gid
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gid is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gid
- Salado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Alvis ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alvis is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvis
- Lunenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
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 Ben, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |