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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, Bethany had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethany, with the one closest to Bethany listed first.

  • Havelock
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
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  • University Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • University Place is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • Lincoln
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
  • College View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • College View is located in Lancaster County
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  • Walton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Lincoln
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lincoln
  • Prairie Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
  • Cheney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
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  • Waverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Jamaica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jamaica is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
  • Saltillo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Saltillo is located in Lancaster County
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  • Eagle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Emerald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Emerald is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
  • Davey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Davey is located in Lancaster County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davey <2>
  • Raymond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Denton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanlon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
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  • Roca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Roca is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <2>
  • Bennet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alvo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Malcolm
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sprague
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Palmyra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ceresco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Agnew
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Agnew is located in Lancaster County
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  • Pleasant Dale
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Bethany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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