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Nearest Communities to Benan,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Benan, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Benan:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Benan.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Benan is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Carroll County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Audubon, Calhoun, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Sac & Shelby.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 101 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Benan. Of these communities, 82 are located in counties other than Carroll County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Benan (which is Carroll 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 Benan

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Carroll County   (where Benan resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.carroll.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Carroll:   Carroll
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benan.
      • Lanesboro
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
        • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Ralston
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
        • Ralston is located in Carroll County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Glidden
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
        • Glidden is located in Carroll County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <5>
      • Lidderdale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
        • Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
      • Kentner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentner
        • Kentner is located in Carroll County
      • Carroll Community Estates
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Community Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Community Estates
        • Carroll Community Estates is located in Carroll County
      • Carroll
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Carrollton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
        • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
      • Willey
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
        • Willey is located in Carroll County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Mount Carmel
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
        • Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County
      • Maple River
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
        • Maple River is located in Carroll County
      • Roselle
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
        • Roselle is located in Carroll County
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        • Coon Rapids
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
          • Coon Rapids is located in Carroll County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <5>
        • Dedham
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Breda
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
          • Breda is located in Carroll County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
        • Halbur
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halbur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
          • Halbur is located in Carroll County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
        • Templeton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
          • Templeton is located in Carroll County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Templeton <5>
        • Arcadia
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
          • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
        • Manning
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
          • Manning is located in Carroll County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <5>
  • Audubon County
    • County Seat for Audubon:   Audubon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benan.
      • Viola Center
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Center
        • Viola Center is located in Audubon County
      • Gray
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
        • Gray is located in Audubon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <5>
      • Larland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larland
        • Larland is located in Audubon County
      • Ross
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
        • Ross is located in Audubon County
  • Boone County
    • County Website:   www.co.boone.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Boone:   Boone
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benan.
      • Beaver
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
        • Beaver is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Boxholm
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxholm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxholm
        • Boxholm is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boxholm <5>
      • Angus
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
        • Angus is located in Boone County
      • Berkley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
        • Berkley is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Calhoun County
    • County Seat for Calhoun:   Rockwell City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benan.
      • Wightman
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wightman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
        • Wightman is located in Calhoun County
      • Lake City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
        • Lake City is located in Calhoun County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
      • Lohrville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rands
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
        • Rands is located in Calhoun County
      • Sherwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
        • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
      • Stimsons ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stimsons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stimsons
        • Stimsons is located in Calhoun County
      • Farnhamville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
        • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Yetter
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yetter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
        • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Piper
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
        • Piper is located in Calhoun County
      • Rinard
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rinard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
        • Rinard is located in Calhoun County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Rockwell City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Easley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
        • Easley is located in Calhoun County
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        • Lavinia
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavinia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
          • Lavinia is located in Calhoun County
        • Somers
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
          • Somers is located in Calhoun County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
        • Richard
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
          • Richard is located in Calhoun County
        • Lytton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
          • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
        • Jolley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
          • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
        • Twin Lakes
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
          • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
        • Knierim
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knierim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
          • Knierim is located in Calhoun County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
        • Knoke
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoke
          • Knoke is located in Calhoun County
        • Manson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
          • Manson is located in Calhoun County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <5>
        • Pomeroy
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
          • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   www.crawfordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Denison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benan.
      • Westside
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
        • Westside is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westside <5>
      • Aspinwall
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspinwall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
        • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Boyer River
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyer River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer River
        • Boyer River is located in Crawford County
      • Vail
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
        • Vail is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <5>
      • Boyer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
        • Boyer is located in Crawford County
  • Dallas County
  • Greene County
    • County Seat for Greene:   Jefferson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benan.
      • Scranton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
        • Scranton is located in Greene County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <5>
      • Churdan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
        • Churdan is located in Greene County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Adaza
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaza
        • Adaza is located in Greene County
      • Farlin
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
        • Farlin is located in Greene County
      • Jefferson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
        • Jefferson is located in Greene County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
      • Gravel Pit
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Pit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Pit
        • Gravel Pit is located in Greene County
      • Green Brier
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Brier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
        • Green Brier is located in Greene County
      • Winkelmans
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winkelmans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkelmans
        • Winkelmans is located in Greene County
      • Paton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cooper
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
        • Cooper is located in Greene County
      • Dana
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
        • Dana is located in Greene County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Grand Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
        • Grand Junction is located in Greene County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <5>
      • Rippey
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
        • Rippey is located in Greene County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Guthrie County
    • County Seat for Guthrie:   Guthrie Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benan.
      • Bayard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bagley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
        • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Herndon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
        • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jamaica
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fanslers
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanslers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanslers
        • Fanslers is located in Guthrie County
      • Wichita
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wichita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita
        • Wichita is located in Guthrie County
      • Yale
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
        • Yale is located in Guthrie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Sac County
    • County Website:   www.saccounty.org/
    • County Seat for Sac:   Sac City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benan.
      • Auburn
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
        • Auburn is located in Sac County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
      • Grant City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
        • Grant City is located in Sac County
      • Ulmer
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulmer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulmer
        • Ulmer is located in Sac County
      • Hart
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
        • Hart is located in Sac County
      • Carnarvon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnarvon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnarvon
        • Carnarvon is located in Sac County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnarvon <5>
      • Pettis
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis
        • Pettis is located in Sac County
      • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
        • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
      • Lake View
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wall Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
        • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
      • Sac City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Herring ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
        • Herring is located in Sac County
      • McCloy ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCloy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloy
        • McCloy is located in Sac County
      • Brogan ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
        • Brogan is located in Sac County
  • Shelby County
  • Webster County
    • County Website:   www.webstercountyia.org/
    • County Seat for Webster:   Fort Dodge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benan.
      • Lena
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
        • Lena is located in Webster County
      • Slifer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
        • Slifer is located in Webster County
      • Gowrie
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
        • Gowrie is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <5>
      • Lanyon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
        • Lanyon is located in Webster County
      • Callender
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
        • Callender is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Roelyn
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roelyn
        • Roelyn is located in Webster County
      • Harcourt
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harcourt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
        • Harcourt is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Palm Grove
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
        • Palm Grove is located in Webster County
      • Wadleigh
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadleigh
        • Wadleigh is located in Webster County
      • Moorland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
        • Moorland is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorland <5>
      • Lundgren
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundgren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundgren
        • Lundgren is located in Webster County
      • Barnum
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
        • Barnum is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people

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- Benan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1230, Longitude: -94.6480       In this case, the coordinates for Benan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Benan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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