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 in 1895, Bessemer City had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bessemer City had a population of 5,645 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bessemer City, with the one closest to Bessemer City listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Hardins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
- Cherryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stubbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- McAdenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Iron Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Beam Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Bessemer City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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