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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 Bethel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bethel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.

  • Athens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Athens is located in Henderson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
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  • Murchison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Walton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Walton is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Martins Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
  • Pine Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Malakoff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New York
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New York is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • Brownsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ben Wheeler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Roddy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Edom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
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  • Colfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Payne Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Trinidad
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Canton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
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  • Fincastle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fincastle is located in Henderson County
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  • Wise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wise is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Prairieville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
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  • Bradford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bradford is located in Anderson County
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  • Chandler
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Myrtle Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Pruitt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Rural Shade
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
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  • Blackfoot
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
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  • Fosterville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Fosterville is located in Anderson County
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  • Carroll
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Carroll is located in Smith County
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  • Tolosa
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
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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 Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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