Benton Civic Center
Benton Civic Center is an event venue in Benton Township, Franklin, Illinois. Benton Civic Center is situated nearby to Memorial Park Cemetery, as well as near Benton Christian Church.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Benton Public Library is situated 1,900 feet east of Benton Civic Center.
Franklin County Jail
Prison
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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. Franklin County Jail is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Benton Civic Center.
Franklin County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Franklin County Courthouse is a government building located in Benton, Illinois. It took 620 days to complete from start to finish, costing around $13 million for the courthouse itself. Franklin County Courthouse is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Benton Civic Center.
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 2½ miles east of Benton Civic Center.
Benton Civic Center
- Type: Event venue
- Category: building
- Location: Benton Township, Franklin, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.99093° or 37° 59′ 27″ northLongitude
-88.92648° or 88° 55′ 35″ westOpen location code
869HX3RF+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 1185705137OpenStreetMap feature
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