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 Benson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Hart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Ethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goldsberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Hybrid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hybrid is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybrid
- Bucklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Sedgwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sedgwick is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Lingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Saint Catharine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Catharine is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Winigan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
- New Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Salem is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
- Leverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leverton is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverton
- Nind ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marceline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Loeffler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Loeffler is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeffler
- Callao
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seney is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Cottage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Lindersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lindersville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindersville
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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