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, Benham had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benham, with the one closest to Benham listed first.
- Elkin Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- State Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ronda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lomax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clingman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Traphill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Swan Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Dellaplane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
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- Rena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Devotion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Joynes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joynes is located in Wilkes County
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- Dockery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Crutchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Cherry Lane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Marler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Longtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Boonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dehart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Dobson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ladonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Meadow
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 Benham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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