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 Benton had a population of 414 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Benton had a population of 966 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benton, with the one closest to Benton listed first.
- Lead Mine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County
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- Strawbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Strawbridge is located in Lafayette County
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- Etna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County
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- Hazel Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- New Diggings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
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- Cuba City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Council Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
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- Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Grant County
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- Meekers Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meekers Grove is located in Lafayette County
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- Millbrig ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millbrig is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
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- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County
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- Elk Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
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- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Grant County
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- Shullsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Sinsinawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sinsinawa is located in Grant County
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- Bigpatch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bigpatch is located in Grant County
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- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
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- Louisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Louisburg is located in Grant County
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- Fair Play
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Play is located in Grant County
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- Menominee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Scales Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ipswich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ipswich is located in Lafayette County
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- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Dickeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Kieler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kieler is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieler
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 Benton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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