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>
While we didn't find Bennington in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bennington. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Samsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Samsville is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsville
- Mount Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gallagher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wynoose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Gate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Browns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Noble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gards Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gards Point is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gards Point
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Merriam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merriam is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Olney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Geff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Bennington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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