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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 Benson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Fredsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Cedar Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Finchford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Dairyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swanton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Janesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shell Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Parkersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Morrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reinbeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dewar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Butler Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Grundy Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eagle Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Bremer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Aplington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Benson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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