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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Benson came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Benson in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Benson. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Benson data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Benson:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Benson is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Benson in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Benson for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Benson. See our Misc Page for Benson for more information.

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/