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 Bennington had a population of 390 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bennington had a population of 612 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Verdi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Niles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Culver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shipton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipton
- Trenton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trenton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- New Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brewer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Sumnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sumnerville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Salina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Solomon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tescott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Talmage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Longford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bavaria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kipp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delphos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 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 Bennington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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