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Benton

Ghost town · Marshall County, Tennessee

Lewisburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Lewisburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Benton is a ghost town in Marshall County, Tennessee. It is one of 2 former communities in Marshall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 71st among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Benton as a historical populated place on the Lewisburg 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 35.4126° N, 86.8042° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLewisburg
Elevation766 ft
Nearest living townLewisburg, TN
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1310502
Coordinates35.41257, -86.80417

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What's there now

Benton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lewisburg, TN (population 12,607), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 766 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?

Benton is in Marshall County, Tennessee, at 35.4126, -86.8042.

How many ghost towns are in Marshall County?

Marshall County, Tennessee has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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