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 Bethesda in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bethesda. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Hepburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Nyman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Yorktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Clarinda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda
- Clarinda is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarinda <3>
- Villisca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villisca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villisca
- Villisca is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
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- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarinda Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Stanton is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <3>
- Page Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Center
- Page Center is located in Page County
- Hawleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Norwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Coburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Essex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Essex is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <3>
- Bingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Guss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Nodaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Shambaugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <3>
- Coin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Coin is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Sciola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Shenandoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <3>
- College Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Iveyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Hawthorne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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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 Bethesda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |