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, Bela had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bela, with the one closest to Bela listed first.
- Upper Hillville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hillville
- Toby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Catfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Athens is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Rimersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutch Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Queenstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradys Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Monterey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Monterey is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monterey
- East Brady
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Phillipston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Sligo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kaylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sherrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sherrett is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrett
- Tidal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curllsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turnip Hole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
- Bruin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Karns City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Alum Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Widnoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Widnoon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widnoon
- Saint Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Bela, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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