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 Benjamin had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benjamin, with the one closest to Benjamin listed first.
- Derrahs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Derrahs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrahs
- Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Bunker Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Sellers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Patrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolona
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Weber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- La Grange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Gregory Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory Landing is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
- Durham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Argola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Marcelline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Neeper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Deer Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- La Belle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ursa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tioga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tioga is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
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 Benjamin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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