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Benton City

Ghost town · Benton County, Iowa

Shellsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1888, 1:62,500)
Shellsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1888, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Benton City is a ghost town in Benton County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Benton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Benton City as a historical populated place on the Center Point NW topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.1583° N, 91.9338° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCenter Point NW
Elevation757 ft
Nearest living townVinton, IA
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID465539
Coordinates42.15833, -91.93379

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What's there now

Benton City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vinton, IA (population 4,948), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 757 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Benton City?

Benton City is in Benton County, Iowa, at 42.1583, -91.9338.

How many ghost towns are in Benton County?

Benton County, Iowa has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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