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>
While we didn't find Bethesda in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bethesda. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Dodson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dodson is located in White County
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- Sweetgum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- River Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- River Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
- Perilla ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perilla is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
- Cummingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
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- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Meade ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bon Air is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Erasmus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
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- Sparkman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
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- Sampson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sampson is located in Bledsoe County
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- Seals ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
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- Winesap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
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- Pearson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
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- Yankeetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yankeetown is located in White County
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- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Quebeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Caneridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
- Gladecreek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
- Schoolfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolfield
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Taylors
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taylors is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors
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 Bethesda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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