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 Bennet had a population of 474 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bennet had a population of 990 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bennet, with the one closest to Bennet listed first.
- Panama
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cheney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hanlon is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
- Roca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roca is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <2>
- Pella ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pella was located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- College View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Jamaica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jamaica is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Firth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unadilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Prairie Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sprague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Havelock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- University Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- University Place is also located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alvo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Bennet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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