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.
- Utica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Winona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <3>
- Lewiston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Winona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
- Altura
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altura have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Altura is located in Winona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altura <3>
- Rollingstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingstone
- Rollingstone is located in Winona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollingstone <3>
- Oakridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Stockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Saint Charles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Winona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,768 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>
- Wyattville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyattville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Minnesota City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota City
- Minnesota City is located in Winona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota City <3>
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Winona County
- Whitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Olmsted County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
- Saratoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Minneiska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneiska
- Minneiska is located in Wabasha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneiska <3>
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Fountain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Winona County
- Arendahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Winona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Winona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Weaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County
- Sugarloaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Cochrane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Winona County: www.co.winona.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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 Bethany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |