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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bethany had a population of 340 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bethany had a population of 800 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethany, with the one closest to Bethany listed first.
- West Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunsfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dunsfort is located in Washington County (PA)
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- Shannon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Potomac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- West Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Wellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brilliant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Beech Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Short Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lazearville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazearville
- Salt Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Rush Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rush Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Tiltonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- West Alexander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Point Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coon Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
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- Pattersons Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
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- New Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
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 Bethany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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