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 Bethalto had a population of 879 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bethalto had a population of 9,201 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethalto, with the one closest to Bethalto listed first.
- Moro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fosterburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Dorsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Upper Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Poag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carpenter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Prairietown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Godfrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fruit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spanish Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Stallings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stallings is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
- Nameoki
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shipman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Piasa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kaufman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kaufman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
- Dorchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Bethalto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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