Benton Station
Benton Station is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The community is two miles east from the county seat of Benton on Benton Station Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in United States of America
- Also known as: “Benton Station, Tennessee” and “Benton Station, TN”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Polk County Courthouse and Nancy Ward Tomb.
Polk County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The Polk County Courthouse is a historic building in Benton, Tennessee. It serves as the courthouse for Polk County, Tennessee. Three courthouses were built for Polk County before this one. Polk County Courthouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Benton Station.
Nancy Ward Tomb
Memorial
Photo: Jamie Hargis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nancy Ward Tomb is the tomb of Nancy Ward, her brother and her son in Benton, Tennessee, U.S. In 1923, a plaque reading "Princess and Prophetess of the Cherokee Nation, the Pocahontas of Tennessee, and a constant friend of the American Pioneer" was installed by the Nancy Ward Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Nancy Ward Tomb is situated 1½ miles south of Benton Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benton Springs and Ocoee.
Benton Springs
Hamlet
Benton Springs is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The community was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri politician. Nearby Benton Station and Benton were also named for him as well. Benton Springs is situated 4½ miles southeast of Benton Station.
Ocoee
Ocoee is in the United States in the state of Tennessee. Ocoee's claim to fame is the fact that they were a venue for the 1996 Olympics hosted by Atlanta, GA.Benton Station
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Polk, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.18757° or 35° 11′ 15″ northLongitude
-84.68327° or 84° 40′ 60″ westElevation
761 feet (232 metres)Open location code
867Q58Q8+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 154378564OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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