Bentown
Bentown is an unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois, United States, named after the Benjamin family, a family that is long time residents of the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Ben Town”, “Benjaminville”, “Bentown, IL”, and “Bentown, Illinois”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holder and Bloomington-Normal.
Bloomington-Normal
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Bloomington, pop. 77,000, is a city in the Midwestern state of Illinois in the United States of America, on the classic Route 66 highway across the country.
Merna
Hamlet
Merna is an unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois, United States. Merna is 9 miles east-northeast of downtown Bloomington. Merna formerly had a post office with ZIP code 61758, which was closed in the mid-2000s. Merna is situated 3½ miles north of Bentown.
Bentown
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Township of Old Town, McLean, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.47198° or 40° 28′ 19″ northLongitude
-88.80646° or 88° 48′ 23″ westElevation
846 feet (258 metres)Open location code
86GHF5CV+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 153733115OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Bentown” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “本敦 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “本敦”
- French: “Bentown”
- Irish: “Bentown”
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Highlights include Friends Cemetery Association and Benjaminville Friends Meeting House.
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