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 Bethel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bethel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Waynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cruso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Iron Duff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Turnpike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Crabtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Glady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Balsam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cove Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Candler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newfound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Rich Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Teague ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Fines Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fines Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Creek
- Palm ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palm is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
- Sandymush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Addie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Acton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Cataloochee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Balsam Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Leicester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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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