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Around Fort Benton ...

For comparison, Fort Benton has a population of 1,400 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Fort Benton, with the nearest first.

  • Tunis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tunis is located in Chouteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
  • Loma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Big Sag
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
  • Highwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Floweree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Virgelle
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Virgelle is located in Chouteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgelle
  • Geraldine
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

For more communities neighboring Fort Benton, please visit our County-by-County Page for Fort Benton.

Chouteau County ...

Fort Benton is located in Chouteau County<3> and is the County Seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chouteau County: Blaine, Cascade, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, Pondera & Teton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Benton ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Benton.

Airports Near Fort Benton ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Fort Benton and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Fort Benton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Benton ...

Looking for more information about Fort Benton? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Fort Benton. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Fort Benton, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Benton.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fort Benton.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Chouteau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Fort Benton), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.