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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Benton had a population of 181 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benton, with the one closest to Benton listed first.
- New Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waterford Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Mills is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Mills
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grismore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grismore is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grismore
- Milford Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Foraker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Gravelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Vawter Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Park
- Ligonier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Southwest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Cromwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hastings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Nappanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oswego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oswego is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- North Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kimmell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emma is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Wakarusa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wawaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cosperville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Shipshewana
(14 miles [22.5 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 Benton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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