Do you know of Benton ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Benton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Benton.<1>

We found mention of Benton as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Lake County, Illinois.

Communities Also Named Benton ...

We found 40 communities that share the name Benton.

There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Benton.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 38 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Franklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Benton [Franklin County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Lowndes County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Benton [Lowndes County].
- Arkansas
  - Saline County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Benton [Saline County].
- California
  - Mono County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Benton [Mono County].
- Colorado
  - Otero County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Benton [Otero County].
- Delaware
  - New Castle County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Benton [New Castle County].
- Florida
  - Columbia County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Benton [Columbia County].
- Georgia
  - Floyd County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Benton [Floyd County].
- Indiana
  - Elkhart County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Benton [Elkhart County].
- Iowa
  - Ringgold County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Benton [Ringgold County].
- Kansas
  - Butler County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Benton [Butler County].
  - Phillips County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Benton [Phillips County].
- Kentucky
  - Kenton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Benton [Kenton County].
  - Marshall County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Benton [Marshall County].
  - Muhlenberg County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Benton [Muhlenberg County].
- Louisiana
  - Bossier Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Benton [Bossier Parish].
- Maine
  - Kennebec County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Benton [Kennebec County].
- Michigan
  - Washtenaw County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Benton [Washtenaw County].
- Minnesota
  - Carver County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Benton [Carver County].
- Mississippi
  - Yazoo County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Benton [Yazoo County].
- Missouri
  - Saint Louis City
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Benton [Saint Louis City].
  - Scott County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Benton [Scott County].
- Montana
  - Chouteau County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Benton [Chouteau County].
- Nebraska
  - Colfax County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Benton [Colfax County].
- New Brunswick
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Benton.
- New Hampshire
  - Grafton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Benton [Grafton County].
- New York
  - Yates County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Benton [Yates County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
  - Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Benton.
- Ohio
  - Crawford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Benton [Crawford County].
  - Hancock County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Benton [Hancock County].
  - Holmes County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Benton [Holmes County].
  - Lorain County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Benton [Lorain County].
  - Wood County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Benton [Wood County].
- Oklahoma
  - Beaver County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Benton [Beaver County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Columbia County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Benton [Columbia County].
  - Lancaster County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Benton [Lancaster County].
- Tennessee
  - Marshall County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Benton [Marshall County].
  - Polk County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Benton [Polk County].
- Texas
  - Kendall County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Benton [Kendall County].
- Wisconsin
  - Lafayette County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Benton [Lafayette County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Benton ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Benton:

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Benton - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Lake County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lake County.

Abbott Park	Larkdale
Abingdon	Leisure Village
Angola	Liberty Lake
Arden Shores	Little Fort
	Loch Lomond
Barrington Highlands	Longgrove
Beach
Big Hollow	McGaw Park
Brookhill	Meyers Bay
Bull Creek	Mill Creek
	Mortimer
Cambridge
Cedar Island	Nepasink
Chantilly	New Century Town
Chippendale	Newport
Colony Point	Nippersink Terrace
Concord Green	Nippersink
Continental Village	North Hills
Cornelia
Countryside Lake	Oak Hill
Countryside	Oak Spring Woods
Crooked Lake Oaks	Oakwood Knolls
Crooked Lake	Orchard Valley
	Otsego
Deep Lake
Deep Woods	Petite Lake
Dighton	Pistakee Heights
Downey	Pistaqua Heights
Duck Lake Woods	Port Clinton
Dulanty
	Randall Park
East Fox Lake	Ravinia Park
East Loon Lake	Red Oak Terrace
Edison Square	River Glen
Ela	Riverside Island
	Rockland
Farnsworth
Forest Gardens	Sand Lake
Foresthaven	Saugatuck
Forksville	Serryse
Forrestal Village	Seven Hills
Fort Sheridan	Shady Hill
Fox Lake Vista	Shaw
Fox Point	South Upton
Fox River	South Waukegan
	Spanish Court
Glen Arms	Spring Bluff
Glennshire	Stanton Point
Grade Siding
Greentree	The Terrace
	Timber Lake
Halsey Village	Tullamore
Heatherridge
Hickory	Upton
Highland Lake
	Warrenton Grove
Imperial	Warrenton
Indian Hills	Wentworth
Indian Point	West Miltmore
	Whispering Oaks
Kings Cove	Woodmere
	Wooster Lake
Lake Marie
Lancaster	Zurich Heights
Lancasterville

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Benton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.