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.
- Cotter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Ainsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Allen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Allen is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
- Conesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Columbus Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- River Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Columbus City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Havre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nichols
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Wyman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Bard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bard is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Letts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kalona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Noble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Olds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Sharon Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lexington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
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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