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 New Bethel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of New Bethel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to New Bethel listed first.
- Austin Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Piney Flats
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thom was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Flourville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Childress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Childress is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Lella ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lella was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Colby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colby was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Boring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boring is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Watauga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Bluff City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Johnson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carnegie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Sac ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sac was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Keenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Blountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Keebler Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Fordtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Milligan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Elizabethton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
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 New Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |