Benville, Illinois
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benville is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Illinois, United States. Benville is southeast of Siloam Springs State Park.
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Benville, Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 39°51′51″N 90°51′53″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Brown |
Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 217 |
GNIS feature ID | 422459[1] |
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The community is named after Ben Akright, who had a general store in the area in the 1850s.[2]