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 Benson had a population of 877 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Benson had a population of 2,999 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benson, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Clontarf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Danvers is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- De Graff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Swift Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murdock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hagan is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Holloway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louriston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louriston is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louriston
- Kerkhoven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Terrace is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Milan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starbuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cyrus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norway Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Norway Lake is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
- Watson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montevideo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lac qui Parle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lac qui Parle is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac qui Parle
- Brooten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooten is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Correll
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cerro Gordo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Clara City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry
(27 miles [43.5 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 Benson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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