The Benton Hot Spring is a spring in

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around which grew the town of Benton (also known as Old Benton, and Hot Springs). It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Benton and north-northwest of

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, at an elevation of 5630 feet (1716 m). It is part of the Benton

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for statistical purposes. The Benton post office opened at the place in 1886. The name honors

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, United States senator from Missouri. The town saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines. At the end of the 19th century, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to Benton Station. Of the springs at the site, one was described in a 1915 book as issuing water at .

Nearby

Other springs are located nearby: Paert's Hot Springs and Taylor Springs, a little more than northeast of Benton Hot Springs.

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