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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, Bethel had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rehrersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crosskill Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosskill Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosskill Mills
    • Crosskill Mills is located in Berks County
  • Mount Aetna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wintersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Hamlin is located in Lebanon County
  • Greble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Schubert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schubert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
    • Schubert is located in Berks County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Schubert
    • From Bethel to Schubert
  • Meckville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Strausstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stanhope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanhope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
    • Stanhope is located in Schuylkill County
  • Myerstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Host
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Host have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Host
    • Host is located in Berks County
  • Moyers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
    • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Moyers
    • From Bethel to Moyers
  • Fredericksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
  • Mount Zion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mount Zion
    • From Bethel to Mount Zion
  • De Turksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Turksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Turksville
    • De Turksville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Stouchsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stouchsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouchsburg
    • Stouchsburg is located in Berks County
  • Kricks Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kricks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kricks Mill
    • Kricks Mill is located in Berks County
  • Summit Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Exmoor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmoor
    • Exmoor is located in Schuylkill County
  • Sheridan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sheridan
    • From Bethel to Sheridan
  • Irving
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Prescott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Newmanstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
    • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <3>
  • Womelsdorf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • North Heidelberg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bernville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Aucheys
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aucheys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
    • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Aucheys
    • From Bethel to Aucheys
  • Friedensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ravine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beuchler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Bethel, 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.




 

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