BENTON. Former name of the present town of Garrison. BENTON CENTER. Near the southeast corner of Big Grove Township. Post office, 1869 BENTON CITY. IN the southwestern part of section 20, Benton Township, just south of the Cedar River. The plat was filed in 1856. The B.C.R.& N., built in 1869 missed it, after which it declined. Pos office, 1854-59…. Read more →