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>
While we didn't find Benson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Clarkson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- West Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glenelg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roxbury Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Triadelphia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Triadelphia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marriottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dorseys Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorseys Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseys Run
- Hoods Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Mill
- Granite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Sykesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Simpsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Benson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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