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 Bethany had a population of 688 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bethany had a population of 1,210 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethany, with the one closest to Bethany listed first.
- Dunn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Todds Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Todds Point is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
- Dalton City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Prairie Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lovington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ullrich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Findlay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hervey City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Obed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Obed is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
- Yantisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- Casner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- La Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Lintner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Allenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Long Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Fairbanks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Burrowsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
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 Bethany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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