Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Bethel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bethel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Talladega
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Renfroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Renfroe is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eureka is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Stemley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stemley is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Seddon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Cropwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McElderry is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Easonville was located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham was located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Berney's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berney's is also located in Talladega County
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- Ironaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ironaton is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Munford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eastaboga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smelley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smelley is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
- Jenifer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jenifer is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenifer
- Refuge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Refuge is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Rendalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rendalia is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Hopeful
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hopeful is also located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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