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, Bennington had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bennington had a population of 1,518 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elk City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Kennard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Omaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Portal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Orum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum
- Mercer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mercer is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Yutan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Omaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Omaha
- Papillion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- California Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- Gretna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Council Bluffs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
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 Bennington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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