Headnote
BENTON COUNTY, situated on the western boundary of Indiana. Area, 520 square miles. Seat of justice, Oxford. Pop. in 1850, 1,144. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Benton County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BENTON COUNTY, situated on the western boundary of Indiana. Area, 520 square miles. Seat of justice, Oxford. Pop. in 1850, 1,144.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 40.
Name Type
Oxford, IN City or Town
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