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 Benning in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benning. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benning listed first.
- Mankato
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eagle Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kasota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rapidan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Madison Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Peter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oshawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
- Marysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
- Judson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicollet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Crystal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Beauford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Good Thunder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Norseland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norseland is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
- Janesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elysian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- New Sweden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Courtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vernon Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Alma City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Cordova
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Le Sueur
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rush River
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rush River is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
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 Benning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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