Benton, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Carbondale. It is located about 26 miles [41 km] to the southwest of Benton and has a population of 20,681 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Mount Vernon. It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the north of Benton and has a population of 16,269 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anna	SW	41 mi [66 km]	5,025	2.16% decrease
	Carmi	E	40 mi [64.4 km]	5,203	4.04% decrease
	Carterville	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	5,441	17.87% increase
	Centralia	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	13,569	4.01% decrease
	Chester	W	49 mi [78.9 km]	7,835	51.11% increase
	Du Quoin	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	6,326	1.89% decrease
	Eldorado	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	4,392	3.13% decrease
	Fairfield	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	5,165	4.72% decrease
	Harrisburg	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	9,582	2.82% decrease
	Herrin	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
	Marion	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	17,388	8.44% increase
	Murphysboro	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	8,184	38.44% decrease
	Pinckneyville	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	5,384	1.46% decrease
	Salem	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	7,446	5.85% decrease
	West Frankfort	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	8,190	---

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Buckner	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	488	1.88% increase
	Christopher	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,819	0.6% decrease
	Deering City	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Ewing	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	319	2.9% increase
	Hanaford	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	221	301.82% increase
	Ina	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,448	0.29% decrease
	North City	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	653	3.65% increase
	Orient	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	312	5.41% increase
	Rend City	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Sesser	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,121	0.33% decrease
	Steel City	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Thompsonville	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	588	2.98% increase
	Valier	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	664	0.3% increase
	West City	SW	Less than 2 mi	762	6.42% increase
	Zeigler	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,665	0.24% decrease

Franklin County

Benton is located in Franklin County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin: Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Saline and Williamson.

While not sharing a border with Franklin, the following counties are close to Benton: Washington, Wayne and Johnson.

Below are counties that are near Benton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Benton:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Benton
	Clinton County	N	Wamac	35 miles [56 km]
	Gallatin County	E	Elba	34 miles [54 km]
	Hamilton County	E	West Rural Hill	12 miles [19 km]
	Jackson County	W	Dowell	18 miles [28 km]
	Jefferson County	N	Ina	9 miles [14 km]
	Johnson County	S	Pharoahs Gardens	28 miles [45 km]
	Marion County	N	Walnut Hill	32 miles [51 km]
	Perry County	W	Old Du Quoin	14 miles [22 km]
	Pope County	S	Abbot	33 miles [53 km]
	Randolph County	W	Kampenville	37 miles [59 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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