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 Benwood had a population of 50 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benwood, with the one closest to Benwood listed first.
- Cardonia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cardonia is located in Clay County
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- Brazil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Knightsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Carbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosierville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoosierville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosierville
- Coal Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
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- Staunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Asherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asherville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Bridgeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fontanet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seelyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Manhattan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in Putnam County
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- Vivalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vivalia is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivalia
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jessup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
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 Benwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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