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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bethel had a population of 2,335 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Danbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Redding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Redding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hawleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redding Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Plain is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Ridgebury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgebury is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Ridgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Titicus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Titicus is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titicus
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Salem is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Botsford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salem Center is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- South Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Salem is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem
- Stepney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Britain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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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