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.
- Onawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Onawa is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
- Willimantic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Barnard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnard is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- North Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
- Sebec
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownville Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
- Monson Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sangerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dover
- Brownville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abbot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Sangerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- South Sebec
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sebec
- Blanchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
- Parkman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Milo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <2>
- Greenville Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Dover South Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Silvers Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Atkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Lake View
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
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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