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Welcome to Benton Station ...

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.


Benton Station would have been located within present day Benton County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Benton Station: Benton Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Benton Station is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Benton Station was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Benton Station was located: 319

Communities Also Named Benton Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Benton Station - they are located in Alberta, Maine and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benton Station.

Communities near Benton Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benton Station.

  • Vinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Center Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Belle Plaine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • La Porte City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Atkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Traer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Urbana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dysart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Palo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Shellsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Benton Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benton Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benton Station. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benton Station.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton Station. See our Newspapers Page for Benton Station.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benton Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.