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 378 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bethel had a population of 211 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Laurel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Broad Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Seaford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Galestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Reliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Middleford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleford is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Walnut Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Delmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Brookview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lowes Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Crossroads
- Bridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Federalsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodesdale
(11 miles [17.7 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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