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==Geography== Benld is located in southeastern Macoupin County in the southwest corner of [[Cahokia Township, Macoupin County, Illinois|Cahokia Township]]. It is bordered to the south by the village of [[Sawyerville, Illinois|Sawyerville]] and to the northwest by the village of [[Mount Clare, Illinois|Mount Clare]]. [[Illinois Route 4]] runs along the western border of Benld, leading north {{convert|2.5|mi|1}} to [[Gillespie, Illinois|Gillespie]] and south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Staunton, Illinois|Staunton]]. Route 4 leads north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Carlinville, Illinois|Carlinville]], the Macoupin [[county seat]]. [[Illinois Route 138]] passes through the center of Benld as Central Street and South 8th Street, leading southeast {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[White City, Illinois|White City]] and [[Interstate 55]]. [[St. Louis]] is {{convert|45|mi}} southwest of Benld. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Benld has a total area of {{convert|1.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> A small unnamed runs through the center of Benld, flowing south to Cahokia Creek, a southwest-flowing direct tributary of the [[Mississippi River]].
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