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>
Ben itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ben, with the one closest to Ben listed first.
- Godwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Godwin is also located in Maury County
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- Ashwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashwood is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mowd was located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is also located in Maury County
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- Water Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frierson Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frierson Town is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Bigbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bigbyville is also located in Maury County
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- Carters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Creek is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Kettle Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kettle Mills is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Hampshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fly is also located in Maury County
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- Broadview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Broadview is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Loco ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loco was located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Theta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Theta is also located in Maury County
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- Duck River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
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- Southport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Southport is also located in Maury County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Jones Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Sandy Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is also located in Maury County
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- Lasea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lasea is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
- Culleoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Kedron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kedron is also located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffpoint was located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
- Whiteoak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
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 Ben, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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