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 Bethlehem had a population of 6,762 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bethlehem had a population of 75,466 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- South Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Bethlehem is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Freemansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seidersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shimer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shimer is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimer
- Hellertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanoverville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hanoverville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanoverville
- Rittersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Friedensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bingen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bingen is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
- Lower Saucon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redington is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
- Brodhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brodhead is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Hecktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hecktown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
- Steuben
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Steuben is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Allentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Leithsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Catasauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fullerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Lanark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanark is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Springtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stouts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
- Howertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weaversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hokendauqua
(6 miles [9.7 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 Bethlehem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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