Nearest Communities to Benton,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Benton, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Benton:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Benton is located in Columbia County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Alachua, Baker, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Suwannee, Union, Clinch (GA) & Echols (GA).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 99 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Benton. Of these communities, 76 are located in counties other than Columbia County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Benton (which is Columbia County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Benton
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Columbia County (where Benton resides)
- County Website: https://www.columbiacountyfla.com/
- County Seat for Columbia: Lake City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Benton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Benton.
- Needmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Columbia County
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- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Columbia County
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- Deep Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deep Creek is located in Columbia County
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- Suwannee Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Suwannee Valley is located in Columbia County
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- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Columbia County
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- Springville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Columbia County
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- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Columbia County
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- Five Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Columbia County
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- Lacymark
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lacymark is located in Columbia County
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- Halpata ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Halpata is located in Columbia County
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- 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
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McColskey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McColskey is located in Columbia County
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- Newco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newco is located in Columbia County
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- Wilburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilburn is located in Columbia County
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- Jose de la Maza Arrendondo Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Navair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Navair is located in Columbia County
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- Mount Carrie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carrie is located in Columbia County
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- Bass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bass is located in Columbia County
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- Ebenezer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Columbia County
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- Lulu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Columbia is located in Columbia County
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- Myrtis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Myrtis is located in Columbia County
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- Baker County
- County Website: https://www.bakercountyfl.org/
- County Seat for Baker: MacClenny
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Benton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Benton.
- Sargent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent is located in Baker County
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- Eddy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eddy is located in Baker County
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- Taylor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Taylor is located in Baker County
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- Olustee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Baker County
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- Kenny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kenny is located in Baker County
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- Manns Spur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manns Spur is located in Baker County
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- Okeafenoke Swamp ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Okeafenoke Swamp is located in Baker County
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- Sanderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Margaretta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Margaretta is located in Baker County
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- Hamilton County
- County Website: https://hamiltoncountyfl.com/
- County Seat for Hamilton: Jasper
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Benton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Benton.
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Hamilton County
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- Purvis Still
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Purvis Still is located in Hamilton County
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- Watson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Hamilton County
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- Long Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Long Branch is located in Hamilton County
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- Blacks Still
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blacks Still is located in Hamilton County
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- Cypress Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Hamilton County
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- Facil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Facil is located in Hamilton County
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- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Hamilton County
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- White Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camps Still
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Camps Still is located in Hamilton County
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- Hillcoat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hillcoat is located in Hamilton County
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- Kennedy Still
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Still is located in Hamilton County
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- Bakers Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
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- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Hamilton County
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- Rawls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rawls is located in Hamilton County
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- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Hamilton County
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- Avoca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Hamilton County
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- Alapaha ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alapaha is located in Hamilton County
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- Jennings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Lake is located in Hamilton County
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- Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Hamilton County
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- Suwannee County
- County Website: https://suwanneecountyfl.gov/
- County Seat for Suwannee: Live Oak
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Benton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Benton.
- Pouchers Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pouchers Corner is located in Suwannee County
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- Suwannee Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Suwannee Springs is located in Suwannee County
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- Rixford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rixford is located in Suwannee County
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- Wellborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Suwannee County
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- Live Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort Union is located in Suwannee County
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- Slade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slade is located in Suwannee County
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- Padlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
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- Dickert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dickert is located in Suwannee County
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- Pine Mount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mount is located in Suwannee County
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- Starr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starr is located in Suwannee County
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- McAlpin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Falmouth is located in Suwannee County
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- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Suwannee County
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- Charlton County
- County Website: https://charltoncountyga.us/
- County Seat for Charlton: Folkston (GA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Benton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Benton.
- Rollinsons Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rollinsons Ferry is located in Charlton County (GA)
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- Moniac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moniac is located in Charlton County (GA)
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- Boggy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boggy is located in Charlton County (GA)
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- Clinch County
- County Website: https://clinchcountyga.gov/
- County Seat for Clinch: Homerville (GA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Benton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Benton.
- Council
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Clinch County (GA)
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- Fargo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edith is located in Clinch County (GA)
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- Mattox Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mattox Ford is located in Clinch County (GA)
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- Vickers Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vickers Crossing is located in Clinch County (GA)
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- Colon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colon is located in Clinch County (GA)
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- Ernest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ernest is located in Clinch County (GA)
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- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Clinch County (GA)
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- Vessels Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vessels Ford is located in Clinch County (GA)
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- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Clinch County (GA)
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- Chauncey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chauncey is located in Clinch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
- Withers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Withers is located in Clinch County (GA)
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- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Clinch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Echols County
- County Website: https://echolscountyga.com/
- County Seat for Echols: Statenville (GA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Benton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Benton.
- Needmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Brown Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Ford is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Ford
- Pineland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pineland is located in Echols County (GA)
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- Potter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Echols County (GA)
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- Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
- Tarver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarver is located in Echols County (GA)
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- New Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Ford is located in Echols County (GA)
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- Starling Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Starling Ford is located in Echols County (GA)
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- Alexis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alexis is located in Echols County (GA)
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- Bamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bamburg is located in Echols County (GA)
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- Fruitland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland is located in Echols County (GA)
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- Statenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haylow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haylow is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haylow
- Lowndes County
- County Website: https://www.lowndescounty.com/
- County Seat for Lowndes: Valdosta (GA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Benton ...
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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