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 246 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bethel had a population of 112 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Epworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Epworth is located in Shelby County
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- Kirby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
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- Shelbyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Shelby County
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- Plevna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
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- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Shelby County
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- Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
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- Steffenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steffenville is located in Lewis County
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- Emden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
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- Hagers Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hagers Grove is located in Shelby County
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- Cherry Box
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Box is located in Shelby County
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- Lentner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
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- Shelbina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kendall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
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- Nelsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
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- Hedge City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
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- Novelty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakenan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Benbow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Benbow is located in Marion County
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- Clarence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Marion County
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- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
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- Argola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Nickellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nickellton is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickellton
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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