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.
- Osceola
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Osceola is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Abingdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Abingdon is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Shortsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shortsville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Lodi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Emory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glenford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenford is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowland is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lindell is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Laurel Bloomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glade Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Loves Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loves Mill is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Brumley Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brumley Gap is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Holston Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam was located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Green Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Cove is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Chilhowie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holston is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Wallace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wallace is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Mountain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Whitetop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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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