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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Benton had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Benton had a population of 40 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benton, with the one closest to Benton listed first.
- Maloy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Delphos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Redding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Mount Ayr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Diagonal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Clearfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Platteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Platteville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Irena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Caledonia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Tingley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Isadora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Isadora is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadora
- Shannon City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Grant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hatfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Kellerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lenox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Beaconsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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