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)
- Hilton is located in Yazoo County
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- Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
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- Pearce ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Myrleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Myrleville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrleville
- Free Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Free Run is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Yazoo City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- 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 <2>
- Deasonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deasonville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deasonville
- Fordyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Zeiglerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Anding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Vaughan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
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- Dover ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Coxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Valley is located in Yazoo County
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- Ebenezer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Bentonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Crump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Bee Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Eulogy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Tolarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Sharpsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
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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