Benton City Park
Benton City Park is a park in Franklin, Illinois. Benton City Park is situated nearby to the village West City, as well as near the hamlet Steel City.Places of Interest
Highlights include Benton Public Library and Franklin County Jail.
Benton Public Library
Library
Benton Public Library serves the town of Benton, Illinois, and the residents of the Benton Public Library District. The library is located at 502 S. Main St. in Benton.
Franklin County Jail
Prison
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Franklin County Jail, located at 209 W. Main St. in Benton, is the former county jail of Franklin County, Illinois. The jail was built in 1905–06 to replace the county's previous jail, which was built in the 1840s after the county seat moved to Benton.
Benton Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Benton Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located 1 nautical mile west of the central business district of Benton, a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West City and Benton.
West City
Village
West City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. It is adjacent to the county seat of Benton. The population was 656 at the 2020 census.
Benton
Town
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Benton is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois. The population was 6,709 at the 2020 census. In 1839, Franklin County was split roughly in half and the county seat was permanently fixed "at a hill at the south end of Rowling's Prairie", the site of the future city of Benton.
Steel City
Hamlet
Steel City is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, Franklin County, Illinois, USA. It is located about a mile east of the county seat of Benton on Illinois Route 34. Steel City is situated 3 miles east of Benton City Park.
Benton City Park
- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Franklin, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.98819° or 37° 59′ 18″ northLongitude
-88.9317° or 88° 55′ 54″ westElevation
449 feet (137 metres)Open location code
869HX3Q9+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 480102088OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Benton City Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Benton City Park”
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