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 Bethany in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bethany. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bethany listed first.
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Mount Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Pikes Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Christiansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christiansburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Becks Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Waymansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Walesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
- Corn Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Story
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spraytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Beanblossom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
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- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Elkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkinsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
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- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Azalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Clifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Spearsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Peters Switch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Petersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Edinburgh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nineveh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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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