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, Benfer had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benfer, with the one closest to Benfer listed first.
- Beaver Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Middle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beavertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Troxelville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Raubs Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raubs Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raubs Mills
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Crossgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
- Paxtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pardee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bannerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McClure
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evendale is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evendale
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weikert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weikert is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weikert
- Swales
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cocolamus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cocolamus is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocolamus
- Middleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swengel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swengel is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swengel
- Hartleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McAlisterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Knousetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strouptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strouptown is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouptown
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Penns Creek
(10 miles [16.1 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 Benfer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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