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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Benton Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Benton Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Benton Station, 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 Station (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 Station. 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.
Name Variations for Benton Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Benton Station: Benton Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Benton Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benton Station.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Station 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 Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benton Station:
- Benton County (The home county of Benton Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Station, with the one closest to Benton Station listed first.
- Garrison
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Vinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Van Horne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Keystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newhall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Blairstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luzerne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Station, with the one closest to Benton Station listed first.
- La Porte City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jubilee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Eagle Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Gilbertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Blessing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Voorhies
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Elk Run Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- Raymond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Jesup
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Evansdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dewar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Station, with the one closest to Benton Station listed first.
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- 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
- Hamerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Rowley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quasqueton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Monti
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Winthrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Station, with the one closest to Benton Station listed first.
- Reinbeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Station, with the one closest to Benton Station listed first.
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Marengo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Amana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Ladora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Amana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Amana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Station, with the one closest to Benton Station listed first.
- Center Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Palo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Walker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Toddville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Cedar Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Hiawatha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Robins
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Fairfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Walford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Station, with the one closest to Benton Station listed first.
- Hartwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Victor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Station, with the one closest to Benton Station listed first.
- Dysart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elberon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clutier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vining
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buckingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Chelsea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Gladstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Long Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Toledo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tama
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benton Station, see our County-by-County Page for Benton Station.
Cemeteries Near Benton Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benton Station.
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 Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benton Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benton Station, with the one closest to Benton Station listed first.
- Garrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carlisle Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Metre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Urmy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gnagy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Greenwall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- LaRue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benton Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benton Station, with the one closest to Benton Station listed first.
- Garrison
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Vinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Dysart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Van Horne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Keystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mooreville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- La Porte City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newhall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Shellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Irving
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vining
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Luzerne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Blairstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benton Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benton Station.
Newspapers Published in Benton Station ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benton Station, 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 Station.
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 Station:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Buchanan County
- Grundy County
- Iowa County
- Linn County
- Poweshiek 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 Station, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benton Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |