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) - East Gilead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead
- East Gilead is located in Branch County
- Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Batavia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Bronson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Bronson is located in Branch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <4>
- Nevada Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Orland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
- Orland is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <4>
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Coldwater is located in Branch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
- Greenfield Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Inverness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Algansee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Matteson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Branch County
- Ray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Branch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
- Hodunk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Burr Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Burr Oak is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr Oak <4>
- Angola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
- Clear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fawn River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Mongo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongo
- Mongo is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mongo <4>
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Girard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Sherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |