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Benton County, Oregon

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
59historic places
—earliest paper
1847formed
95,184pop. 2020
40cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 59 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near Corvallis, Philomath, Monroe.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Oregon is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Benton titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

45 of 59 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

59 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Avery-Helm Historic DistrictCorvallisDistrict2000
Benton County CourthouseCorvallisBuilding1978
Benton County State Bank BuildingCorvallisBuilding1979
Benton HotelCorvallisBuilding1982
Bethers, George W., HousePhilomathBuilding1997
Bexell, John, HouseCorvallisBuilding1992
Bosworth, Dr. Ralph Lyman, HouseCorvallisBuilding1981
Bryson, J. R., HouseCorvallisBuilding1979
Burnap-Rickard HouseCorvallisBuilding1984
Camp Arboretum Sign ShopCorvallisBuilding2008
Caton, Jesse H., HouseCorvallisBuilding1979
Children's Farm Home SchoolCorvallisBuilding2008
College Hill West Historic District (Additional Documentation)CorvallisDistrict2002
Corvallis HotelCorvallisBuilding1987
Crystal Lake CemeteryCorvallisSite2004
Episcopal Church of the Good SamaritanCorvallisBuilding1971
Fairbanks, J. Leo, HouseCorvallisBuilding1985
Farra, Dr. George R., HouseCorvallisBuilding1981
Fiechter, John, HouseCorvallisBuilding1985
First Congregational ChurchCorvallisBuilding1981
Fort Hoskins SiteKings ValleySite1974
Gaylord, Charles, HouseCorvallisBuilding1991
Gorman, Hannah and Eliza, HouseCorvallisBuilding2015
Gorman, Hannah and Eliza, House (Additional Documentation)CorvallisBuilding2024
Hadley-Locke HouseCorvallisBuilding1981
Harris BridgeWrenStructure1979
Hayden BridgeAlseaStructure1979
Helm-Hout HouseCorvallisBuilding1985
Hull-Oakes Lumber CompanyMonroeDistrict1996
Independent SchoolBentonBuilding2013
Irish Bend Covered Bridge No. 14169CorvallisStructure2013
Irwin, Richard S., BarnCorvallisBuilding1988
Julian HotelCorvallisBuilding1984
King, Charles, HousePhilomathBuilding1990
King, Isaac, House and BarnPhilomathBuilding1975
Kline, Lewis G., BuildingCorvallisBuilding1986
Kline, Lewis G., HouseCorvallisBuilding1981
Lewisburg Hall and Warehouse Company BuildingCorvallisBuilding1991
Monroe State Bank BuildingMonroeBuilding1992
North Palestine Baptist ChurchAdair VillageBuilding2013
Oregon State University Historic District (Additional Documentation)CorvallisDistrict2008
Oregon State University Historic District (Boundary Decrease)CorvallisDistrict2021
Pernot, Dr. Henry S., HouseCorvallisBuilding1982
Philomath CollegePhilomathBuilding1972
Pi Beta Phi Sorority HouseCorvallisBuilding1982
Poultry Building and Incubator HouseCorvallisBuilding2006
Rickard, Peter, FarmsteadCorvallisBuilding1983
Schuster, Charles L., HouseCorvallisBuilding1986
Soap Creek SchoolCorvallisBuilding1991
Starr, Edwin and Anna, HouseMonroeBuilding1986
Taylor, George, HouseCorvallisBuilding1981
Taylor, Jack, HouseCorvallisBuilding1981
Watson-Price FarmsteadPhilomathBuilding2005
Whiteside TheatreCorvallisBuilding2009
Whiteside, Charles and Ibby, HouseCorvallisBuilding2007
Willamette Community and Grange HallCorvallisBuilding2009
Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad Depot-CorvallisCorvallisBuilding1997
Wilson, James O., HouseCorvallisBuilding1980
Woodward, Elias, HouseCorvallisBuilding1983

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Benton was formed in 1847 (1847-12-23) from Polk.

BENTON created by Oregon Territory from POLK.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Benton County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).

95k48k8141850188019201940196020002020
18501860188019001920194019501960198020002020
8143,0746,4036,70613,74418,62931,57039,16568,21178,15395,184

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

40 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 40 of 40 listed
NameLatLon
Alpine Cemetery44.33292-123.36516
Alsea Cemetery44.38322-123.61354
Armstrong Cemetery44.48927-123.34375
Bellfountain Cemetery44.36284-123.34502
Benton Cemetery44.54345-123.28814
Blodgett Cemetery44.60016-123.49729
Crystal Lake Masonic Cemetery44.54706-123.25397
Davidson Cemetery44.54286-123.57107
Emerick Cemetery44.49486-123.39148
Gingles Cemetery44.70178-123.17258
Henderson Family Cemetery44.48661-123.37384
Herbert Family Cemetery44.4377-123.33131
IOOF Cemetery44.58498-123.29831
Irwin Family Cemetery44.42945-123.27691
Isaac King Family Cemetery44.67008-123.42519
Islamic Cemetery of Oregon44.55787-123.32936
Kings Valley Cemetery44.67815-123.43984
Lobster Valley Cemetery44.29386-123.6593
Locke Cemetery44.62623-123.24749
Lone Fir Cemetery44.28985-123.70785
Mays Strouts Cemetery44.64539-123.58453
McBee Family Cemetery44.4304-123.26786
Monroe Cemetery44.32456-123.30258
Mount Union Cemetery44.53756-123.33361
Oak Lawn Memorial Park44.54344-123.28785
Oakridge Cemetery44.47537-123.33646
Oscar Dow Burial Site44.4049-123.29714
Palestine Memorial Church Cemetery44.68511-123.1573
Pleasant Valley Cemetery44.51588-123.43126
Powell Cemetery44.47465-123.39531
Reeves Cemetery44.37206-123.32897
Ridders Pioneer Cemetery44.71885-123.18243
Robinson Cemetery44.62459-123.28358
Saint Mary's Cemetery44.57916-123.29134
Saint Rose Cemetery44.3101-123.31772
Summit Cemetery44.62683-123.57078
Wilson Cemetery44.57062-123.53227
Winkle Family Cemetery44.42974-123.27596
Wren Cemetery44.58943-123.42882
Zion Lutheran Cemetery44.59811-123.26294
Historical populated places — 2 of 2
NameLatLon
Calloway44.66095-123.21232
Peak44.54706-123.54483

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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