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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 241 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Benton had a population of 865 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benton, with the one closest to Benton listed first.

  • Greenwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
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  • Towanda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Andover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Andover is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
    • Andover has also been known as:
    • Cloud City
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  • Lorena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lorena is located in Butler County
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  • Minneha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Minneha is located in Sedgwick County
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  • Furley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Furley is located in Sedgwick County
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  • Tolerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tolerville is located in Sedgwick County
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  • Kechi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <2>
  • Augusta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Potwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Potwin is located in Butler County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Brainerd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brainerd is located in Butler County
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  • Sunnydale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnydale is located in Sedgwick County
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  • Wichita Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
  • Whitewater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wichita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Annelly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Annelly is located in Harvey County
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  • El Dorado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Haverhill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Haverhill is located in Butler County
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  • Valley Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gordon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon is located in Butler County
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  • McLains
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McLains is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
  • Derby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
  • De Graff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • De Graff is located in Butler County
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  • Oatville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
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  • Douglass
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Leon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
  • Chelsea ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelsea is located in Butler County
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  • Putnam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Putnam is located in Harvey County
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  • Sedgwick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Maize
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <2>

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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