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>
While we didn't find Benson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Sudbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benson Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Hubbardton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County
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- Putnam Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Washington County (NY)
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- Putnam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Putnam is located in Washington County (NY)
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- West Castleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County
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- East Hubbardton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Hubbardton is located in Rutland County
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- Whiting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Shoreham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County
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- West Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County
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- Bomoseen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leicester Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester Junction is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
- Fort Ticonderoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ticonderoga is located in Essex County (NY)
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- Richville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richville is located in Addison County
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- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden is located in Washington County (NY)
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- Shoreham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hydeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Castleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Rutland County
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- Leicester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ticonderoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baldwin is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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