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Welcome to Bethel ...So far, we found very little information about Bethel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Bethel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bethel, please Contact Us. Bethel would have been located within present day Clay County<2>. The location of Bethel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> The pronunciation of Bethel: beth-AHL<4> While the community is gone, the present day location for Bethel is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: The area where Bethel was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Bethel, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Bethel would have been located in the (618) area code. Communities Also Named Bethel ...While we believe that this Bethel is located in Clay County, we know of another 3 Illinois communities named Bethel. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jackson, Morgan and Vermilion County. Beyond Illinois, there are 143 communities that are also named Bethel - they are located in Alabama (13), Alaska, Arkansas (7), California, Connecticut (2), Delaware (2), Florida (2), Georgia (10), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (5), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (5), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (9), Ohio (5), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (4), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), Texas (9), Vermont, Virginia (7), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bethel. Communities near Bethel ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bethel.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bethel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bethel. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bethel. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethel. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethel. See our Newspapers Page for Bethel. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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