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 113 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Benton had a population of 2,092 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benton, with the one closest to Benton listed first.
- Alden Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vanceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vanceville is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
- Hughes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hughes is located in Bossier Parish
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- Brownlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brownlee is located in Bossier Parish
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- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Blanchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Collinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Collinsburg is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsburg
- Bossier City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mooringsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shreveport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bodcau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plain Dealing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Longwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jewella ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
- Haughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Latex
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Latex is located in Caddo Parish
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- Curtis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Flournoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Redland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Redland is located in Bossier Parish
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- Reisor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- La Rosen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
- Cotton Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carterville is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
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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