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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.
- Cologne
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gotha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gotha is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
- Dahlgren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dahlgren is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Coney Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- East Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Young America
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Assumption
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Chaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Victoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Merriam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Merriam is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Hazeltine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazeltine is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
- Saint Bonifacius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mayer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minnetrista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Germany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Isle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marystown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marystown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Plato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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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