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 Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benson Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benson Park listed first.
- Alabaster
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alabaster is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
- Tawas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Tawas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McIvor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McIvor is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
- Au Gres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whittemore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilber is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
- Hale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Omer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Au Sable
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Au Sable is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
- Oscoda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arenac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Long Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Caseville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melita
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Standish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Selkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Mikado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Worth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Worth is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Berne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berne is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Pinnebog
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinnebog is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnebog
- Port Crescent ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Port Crescent is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crescent
- Greenbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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