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Nearest Communities to Benson,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Benson, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Benson:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Benson.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Benson is located in Swift County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Swift County: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope & Stevens.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 52 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Benson. Of these communities, 43 are located in counties other than Swift County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Benson (which is Swift County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Benson

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Swift County   (where Benson resides)
    • County Website:   www.swiftcounty.com/
    • County Seat for Swift:   Benson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benson.
      • Clontarf
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clontarf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clontarf
        • Clontarf is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clontarf <4>
      • De Graff
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
        • De Graff is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Danvers
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
        • Danvers is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • Swift Falls
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
        • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
      • Murdock
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
        • Murdock is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Holloway
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holloway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
        • Holloway is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Kerkhoven
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerkhoven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerkhoven
        • Kerkhoven is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerkhoven <4>
      • Fairfield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
        • Fairfield is located in Swift County
      • Appleton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
        • Appleton is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appleton <4>
  • Big Stone County
    • County Website:   www.bigstonecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Big Stone:   Ortonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benson.
      • Artichoke
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artichoke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artichoke
        • Artichoke is located in Big Stone County
      • Correll
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
        • Correll is located in Big Stone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Chippewa County
    • County Website:   www.co.chippewa.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Chippewa:   Montevideo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benson.
      • Big Bend City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
        • Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
      • Hagan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
        • Hagan is located in Chippewa County
      • Louriston
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louriston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louriston
        • Louriston is located in Chippewa County
      • Gracelock
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gracelock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracelock
        • Gracelock is located in Chippewa County
      • Milan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gluek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gluek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gluek
        • Gluek is located in Chippewa County
      • Churchill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
        • Churchill is located in Chippewa County
      • Watson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
        • Watson is located in Chippewa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>
      • Montevideo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Clara City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara City
        • Clara City is located in Chippewa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clara City <4>
      • Maynard
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
        • Maynard is located in Chippewa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <4>
      • Wegdahl
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wegdahl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegdahl
        • Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County
      • Bunde
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunde
        • Bunde is located in Chippewa County
      • Asbury
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
        • Asbury is located in Chippewa County
  • Kandiyohi County
    • County Website:   www.co.kandiyohi.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Kandiyohi:   Willmar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benson.
      • Sunburg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
        • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Norway Lake
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
        • Norway Lake is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Pennock
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
        • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Raymond
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
        • Raymond is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
      • Parkwood Estates
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
        • Parkwood Estates is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Priam
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priam
        • Priam is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Willmar
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmar
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
        • Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Lac qui Parle County
    • County Website:   www.ci.madison.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Lac qui Parle:   Madison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benson.
      • Lac qui Parle
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac qui Parle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac qui Parle
        • Lac qui Parle is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Cerro Gordo
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
        • Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Louisburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
        • Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Pope County
    • County Website:   www.mncounties3.org/pope/
    • County Seat for Pope:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benson.
      • Terrace
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
        • Terrace is located in Pope County
      • New Prairie ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
        • New Prairie is located in Pope County
      • Starbuck
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cyrus
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
        • Cyrus is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <4>
      • Long Beach
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
        • Long Beach is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Pine Hill Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Park
        • Pine Hill Park is located in Pope County
      • Glenwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sedan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
        • Sedan is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Lowry
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
        • Lowry is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <4>
      • Grove Lake
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
        • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
      • Farwell
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
        • Farwell is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Stearns County
    • County Website:   www.co.stearns.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Stearns:   Saint Cloud
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Benson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Benson.
      • Brooten
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
        • Brooten is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
      • Belgrade
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
        • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Stevens County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3148, Longitude: -95.6017    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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