The Kennebec River, named by the Indians as Canibus, forms the western line.  The Sebasticook River passes through the middle of town, the name anglicized form Chebattiscook or Chebattis, meaning John Baptiste’s Place.  The stream known as Fifteenmile Stream crosses Benton’s eastern sections and was an important waterway.  The Red Paint Indians had a burying ground here on the West Side of the Sebasticook River.

TOWN OF  SEBASTICOOK-BENTON MAINE 1842-1942

And The Abenaki fished along the river using weirs and nets. One such weir still remains.