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 Benton had a population of 202 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Benton had a population of 880 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benton, with the one closest to Benton listed first.
- New Hamburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Morley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Oran
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blodgett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Kelso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Thebes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Willard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Dutchtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Randles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Perkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Diehlstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Olive Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Arbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
- Bertrand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- East Cape Girardeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cape Girardeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Sikeston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Green Cox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Tillman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Unity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- McClure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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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