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 Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benson Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benson Hill listed first.
- O'Brien
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- O'Brien is also located in King County
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- Elliott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Orillia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orillia is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Renton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
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- Cedar Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mountain is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
- Latona ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Latona was located in King County
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- Des Moines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas is also located in King County
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- Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duwamish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duwamish is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duwamish
- May Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- May Creek is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
- Sunnydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnydale is also located in King County
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- Christopher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Christopher is also located in King County
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- Coal Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Creek is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Maple Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maury is also located in King County
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- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is also located in King County
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- Van Asselt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Van Asselt is also located in King County
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- Buenna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buenna is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
- Monohan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monohan is also located in King County
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- Stuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stuck is also located in King County
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- Green River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green River is also located in King County
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- Chautauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua is also located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |