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Benton, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°55′37″N 83°05′38″W / 40.9270009°N 83.0938034°W / 40.9270009; -83.0938034
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Benton is an unincorporated community in Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio, United States.[1]

History

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Benton was laid out in 1841, and named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton
  2. ^ History of Crawford County and Ohio. Baskin & Battey. 1881. pp. 671.

40°55′37″N 83°05′38″W / 40.9270009°N 83.0938034°W / 40.9270009; -83.0938034