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, Benson Mines had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benson Mines, with the one closest to Benson Mines listed first.
- Oswegatchie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coffins Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
- Fine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jayville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
- Cranberry Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Pitcairn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Pitcairn is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pitcairn
- South Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Degrasse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Degrasse is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Pitcairn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pitcairn is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- South Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Russell is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Edwards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
- Harrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clare is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Sevey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
- Talcville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Jerden Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
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- Lake Bonaparte
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Childwold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Gale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gale is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Hollywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Indian River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian River is located in Lewis County
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- Belfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Lewis County
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- Number Four
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Number Four is located in Lewis County
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- Stark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- West Pierrepont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pierrepont
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 Mines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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