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 in 1895, Benaja had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Browns Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Summit
- Browns Summit is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browns Summit <2>
- Monroeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Reidsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
- Lenox Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - McLeansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansville
- McLeansville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansville <2>
- Scalesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Altamahaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <2>
- Gibsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Gibsonville is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonville <2>
- Cherry Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Greensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <2>
- Elon College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
- Elon College is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <2>
- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Union Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Locust Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Ruffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffin
- Ruffin is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruffin <2>
- Guilford College
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Allison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Vandalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
- McCray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Blackwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Ellisboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Stokesdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
- Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Benaja, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |