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>.

The location of Benton Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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.<4>.

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

The location where Benton Station once stood is in the (319) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <5>
• Center Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <5>
• Belle Plaine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <5>
• La Porte City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte City
  • La Porte City is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte City <5>
• Atkins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <5>
• Traer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Traer is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traer <5>
• Urbana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <5>
• Dysart
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
  • Dysart is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <5>
• Palo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
  • Palo is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo <5>
• Shellsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsburg
  • Shellsburg is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shellsburg <5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/