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 Benela had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benela, with the one closest to Benela listed first.
- Hollis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis is located in Calhoun County
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- Bently
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bently is located in Calhoun County
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- Atlanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atlanta is located in Chickasaw County
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- Bowles ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowles is located in Chickasaw County
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- Slate Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montevista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Big Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Hohenlinden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tabbville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tabbville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbville
- Sabougla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sabougla is located in Calhoun County
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- Congress ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congress is located in Chickasaw County
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- Bellefontaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefontaine is located in Webster County
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- Reid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reid is located in Calhoun County
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- Cadaretta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cadaretta is located in Webster County
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- Embry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Embry is located in Webster County
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- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walthall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clarkson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sonora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sonora is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Youngs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Youngs is located in Grenada County
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- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Holladay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
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 Benela, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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