THE BENTON COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Hilly Gulf Coastal Plain setting.
Benton County has 394.3 square miles of land in Tennessee. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Benton County: Northern Hilly Gulf Coastal Plain, Western Highland Rim.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Benton County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Northern Hilly Gulf Coastal Plain52.2%
- Western Highland Rim47.8%
Interior Plateau in Benton County
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Benton County
The atlas lists 4 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Benton County, including Camden, Eva, Holladay. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Benton County by land and water
The Census records 41.9 square miles of water within Benton County, or 9.6% of its total area. That share is close to Benton County’s 9.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Benton County has 69.5 times the land area of nearby Camden city (5.68 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Carroll County, Decatur County, Henry County, Houston County, Humphreys County, Perry County, Stewart County within Tennessee. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

