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 Benton City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benton City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Vinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Garrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Newhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Toddville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Van Horne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Troy Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Louisa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- La Porte City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jubilee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Watkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Fairfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rapids
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quasqueton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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