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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 Bennington had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Pittsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Shiawassee County
  • Burton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Shiawassee County
  • Owosso
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
    • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <3>
  • Laingsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
    • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <3>
  • Perry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
  • Morrice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrice
    • Morrice is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrice <3>
  • Corunna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
    • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <3>
  • Ovid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <3>
  • Shaftsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
    • Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
  • Carland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carland
    • Carland is located in Shiawassee County
  • Bancroft
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <3>
  • Kerby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
    • Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
    • Kerby has also been known as:
    • Kerby Mine
  • Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Henderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <3>
  • Shepardsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
    • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
  • Elsie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Price
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Price is located in Clinton County
  • Bath
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Chapin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Saginaw County
  • Durand
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
    • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <3>
  • Duplain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
    • Duplain is located in Clinton County
  • Easton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Shiawassee County
  • Oakley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gunnisonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
    • Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
  • Byron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Byron is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <3>
  • Duffield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
    • Duffield is located in Genesee County
  • Lennon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon
    • Lennon is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennon <3>
  • Bannister
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <3>

The official website for Shiawassee County: www.shiawassee.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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