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 Bethlehem in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bethlehem. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Olivehill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Olivehill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivehill
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Martins Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mills
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Cerro Gordo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Economy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Bath Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Gillises Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gillises Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillises Mills
- Lutts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Thurman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Savannah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Maddox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maddox is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Lowryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- New Era ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Weatherford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
- Waynesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Victory ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Victory is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
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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