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Benton City

Ghost town · Atascosa County, Texas

Natalia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Natalia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Benton City is a ghost town in Atascosa County, Texas. It is one of 4 former communities in Atascosa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Benton City as a historical populated place: 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 29.2029° N, 98.7698° W.

Key facts

Elevation644 ft
Nearest living townLytle, TX
Distance to it2.6 miles
Coordinates29.20295, -98.76984

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What's there now

Benton City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lytle, TX (population 2,484), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 644 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Benton City Institute ruins in Benton City, Texas
Benton City Institute ruins in Benton City, Texas · Siricruz / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Benton City?

Benton City is in Atascosa County, Texas, at 29.2029, -98.7698.

How many ghost towns are in Atascosa County?

Atascosa County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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