Welcome to East Bethel ...

East Bethel is located in Oxford County<1>.

The location of East Bethel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Bethel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for East Bethel: E. Bethel

East Bethel is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Bethel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for East Bethel: (207)

Communities Also Named East Bethel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Bethel - they are located in Minnesota and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Bethel.

Communities near East Bethel ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Bethel.

• Rumford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Rumford is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rumford <4>
• Paris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
• Norway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <4>
• Bethel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
• Mexico
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Dixfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield
  • Dixfield is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixfield <4>
• West Paris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Paris
  • West Paris is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Paris <4>
• Waterford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • Waterford has also been known as:
  • Sweats Island
  • Sweet Island
  • Swetts Island
  • Waterford Flat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
• Peru
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
• Woodstock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>

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 East Bethel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Bethel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East 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 East Bethel.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Bethel. See our Newspapers Page for East Bethel.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Bethel ...

Looking for more information about East Bethel? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Bethel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Bethel.

Adding East Bethel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Bethel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Bethel was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found East Bethel in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Bethel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Bethel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/