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 Benson had a population of 191 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Benson had a population of 4,024 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benson, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Turlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Four Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spilona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barclaysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Timothy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Blackmans Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnlevel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Godwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lillington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carlos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Wilson's Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Pine Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Benson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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