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 Bethany had a population of 25 people in 1895 with 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.
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Clover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Filbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Bowling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Grover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Bessemer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tirzah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tirzah is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tirzah
- Gastonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Blacksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Earl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Blairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hoodtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hoodtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
- Belmont ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
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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