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 Bethel had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Hatmaker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- East Gilead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead
- Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Batavia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Bronson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Orland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Inverness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Algansee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Algansee is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algansee
- Matteson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- California is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Ray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hodunk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Burr Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Angola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fawn River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Mongo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Girard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Sherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
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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