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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Benton City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Benton City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Benton City, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Benton City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Benton City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Benton City is historic, it would have been located within present day Benton County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Black Hawk, Buchanan, Iowa, Johnson, Linn, Poweshiek & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Benton City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benton City:
- Benton County (The home county of Benton City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Vinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Urbana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spencers Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- 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
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Norway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Keystone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- La Porte City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Jesup
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gilbertville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Eagle Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Raymond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Elk Run Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Evansdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blessing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Dewar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Dunkerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Voorhies
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Hamerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- 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
- 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
- Quasqueton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Monti
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Doris
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Winthrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Robinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Ehler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Ryan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Golden is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Masonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Amana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Amana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Marengo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Middle Amana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Amana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Conroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Ladora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Swisher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shueyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Cou Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jones County
- Stone City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Robins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Hiawatha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Alburnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Dysart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elberon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clutier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vining
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Traer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chelsea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benton City, see our County-by-County Page for Benton City.
Cemeteries Near Benton City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benton City.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Benton City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benton City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kisling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pettit Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Vinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94709 <3>
- East Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- First Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McBroom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bellar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Urbana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Benton City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benton City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benton City, 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
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- 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)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benton City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benton City.
Newspapers Published in Benton City ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benton City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benton City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Benton City:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Buchanan County
- Delaware County
- Iowa County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- Linn County
- Tama County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benton City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |