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 Bechtelsville had a population of 1,143 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bechtelsville had a population of 949 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bechtelsville, with the one closest to Bechtelsville listed first.
- Eshbach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- New Berlinville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlinville
- New Berlinville is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlinville <3>
- Boyertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
- Boyertown is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <3>
- Congo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbertsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
- Gilbertsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <3>
- Sassamansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassamansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassamansville
- Sassamansville is located in Montgomery County
- Niantic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Shanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Shanesville is located in Berks County
- Greshville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greshville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greshville
- Greshville is located in Berks County
- Little Oley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Colebrookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colebrookdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Layfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Landis Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Landis Store. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Pleasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Worman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Ironstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - New Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hanover
- New Hanover is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hanover <3>
- Anise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hillegass
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fruitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Huffs Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Berks County
- Manatawny
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatawny
- Manatawny is located in Berks County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Bechtelsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |