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 Benton Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benton Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benton Park listed first.
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ewing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Hill is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Spring Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Smothersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smothersville is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Christopher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parrish is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Akin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frankfort is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mulkeytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plumfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plumfield is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Thompsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fitt's Hill was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Rural Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Flint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Dahlgren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Rive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Opdyke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- West End
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Braden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Braden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Du Quoin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tamaroa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sunfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Saint Johns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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