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 377 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bethel had a population of 1,614 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Parmele
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Conetoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mildred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Hollands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollands is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
- Coakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hassell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Falkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Everetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conoho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Conoho is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conoho
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pactolus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hobgood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Leggett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Williamston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Penelo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Saint Lewis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
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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