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 Bentown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bentown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bentown listed first.
- Holder
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holder is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Padua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Padua is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Merna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fletcher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brokaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brokaw is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Barnes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Gillum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Le Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Towanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hendrix is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Arrowsmith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Normal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Sabina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sabina is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Empire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yuton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yuton is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Heyworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Grove is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
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 Bentown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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