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 Benton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benton listed first.
- Bridgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Macon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Saline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- River Raisin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- River Raisin is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Raisin
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Cone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Pittsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tecumseh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Britton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Tipton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rea is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Azalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Ann Arbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Whittaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Geddes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Geddes is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
- Scio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scio is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
- Raisin Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
- London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Ypsilanti
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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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