Benton County

proper noun

One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Bentonville.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Bentonville.

    What was the least expensive of the 153 ZIP codes? 72758 (Benton County, Ark.), with a median price of $408,403. The area includes Rogers, a growing metro and home to the first Walmart store.

    2024 November 28, Josh Ocampo, “Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2024
  2. One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Fowler.
  3. One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Vinton.
  4. One of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Foley.
  5. One of 82 counties in Mississippi, United States. County seat: Ashland.
  6. One of 114 counties in Missouri, United States. County seat: Warsaw.
  7. One of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Corvallis.
  8. One of 95 counties in Tennessee, United States. County seat: Camden.
  9. One of 39 counties in Washington, United States. County seat: Prosser.

Origin

All are named after Thomas Hart Benton except in Tennessee (David Benton).

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Cite this entry
APA

Benton County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benton%20County

MLA

“Benton County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benton%20County. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Benton County,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benton%20County.

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