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 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benton, with the one closest to Benton listed first.
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- White Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Suwannee Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Suwannee Valley is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee Valley
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bakers Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rixford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rixford is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Wellborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Watertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Tarver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarver is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarver
- Mount Carrie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carrie is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrie
- Avoca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Live Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Olustee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Padlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
- Statenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lulu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jennings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Columbia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Sanderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McAlpin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Withers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Withers is located in Clinch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
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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