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 251 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benton, with the one closest to Benton listed first.
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Pearce ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Myrleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrleville
- Myrleville is located in Yazoo County
- Free Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Yazoo City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <4>
- Deasonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deasonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deasonville
- Deasonville is located in Yazoo County
- Fordyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Zeiglerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeiglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Anding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Vaughan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Dover ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Coxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Ebenezer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Bentonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
- Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <4>
- Belle Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Crump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Bee Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Eulogy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Tolarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Sharpsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |