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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Benton had a population of 647 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Benton had a population of 37,214 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benton, with the one closest to Benton listed first.
- Shaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Traskwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Collegeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collegeville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Avilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hurricane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hurricane is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tatumville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Bland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bland is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Belfast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Altharp ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Altharp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altharp
- Mabelvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fenter is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenter
- Banty ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Owensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Owensville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Gifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Ico ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Butterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prattsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ivesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ivesville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesville
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Obin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Obin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obin
- Orion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Orion is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
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 Benton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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