Benville, Illinois

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Benville, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Benville, Illinois
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Benville, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°51′51″N90°51′53″W / 39.86417°N 90.86472°W / 39.86417; -90.86472
Country United States
State Illinois
County Brown
Township Buckhorn
Named after Ben Akright
Elevation
[1]
732 ft (223 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62353
Area code 217
GNIS feature ID422459 [1]

Benville is an unincorporated community in Buckhorn Township, Brown County, Illinois, United States. Benville is southeast of Siloam Springs State Park.

The community is named after Ben Akright, who had a general store in the area in the 1850s. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benville, Illinois
  2. ↑ Callary, Edward (2009). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois. ISBN   9780252090707.


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