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12 unusual facts about Benton County


Basin City, Washington

The tallest peak visible from Basin City is Rattlesnake Mountain about 25 miles to the southwest on the opposite side of the Columbia River.

Benton County, Tennessee

Aside from Camden, other major communities include agrarian communities Big Sandy and Holladay.

Benton County, Washington

The Yakima Valley AVA, part of which is located in Benton County, was the first American Viticultural Area established within Washington State, gaining the recognition in 1983.

Brad Klippert

Klippert is a Pentecostal minister and a sheriff's deputy for the Benton County sheriff's department, serving as a school officer during legislative sessions and a patrol officer at other times.

Brightwater, Arkansas

Brightwater, Arkansas is a community in Benton County, Arkansas.

Jacket, Missouri

It is in the Mountain Township and is very near the point where McDonald and Barry counties in Missouri and Benton County, Arkansas meet.

M. Waldo Hatler

M. Waldo Hatler is buried at Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Arkansas.

Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

The geographic region covered by the museum includes the following six counties: Benton County, Boone County, Carroll County, Madison County, Newton County, and Washington County.

St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital

St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital primarily serves residents in Warren and Benton counties, and maintains a 24-hour emergency service as well as surgical facilities, diagnostic services and clinics.

Thomas Clarke Rye

Rye was born in Benton County, Tennessee, the son of Wayne Rye, a merchant, and Elizabeth (Atchison) Rye.

United States presidential election in Benton County, Indiana, 2012

there were no Campaign stops by any candidate for President of the United States in Benton County

The 2012 United States presidential election in Benton County, Indiana took place on November 6, 2012 as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated.


Forrest Baugher

He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991 for District 15, encompassing the Yakima Valley and parts of Benton County, as a Democrat.

George E. Nowotny

During his first term, Nowotny's other Republican colleagues were Danny L. Patrick, then a young educator from Madison County, and Jim Sheets, an administrator at John Brown University in Siloam Springs in Benton County.

Humphreys County, Tennessee

When the western half of the county was split off to form Benton County in 1835, the seat was moved to the more centrally located Waverly.