Welcome to West Bethel ...

West Bethel is located in Oxford County<1>.

The location of West 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 West Bethel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Bethel: W. Bethel

West Bethel is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for West Bethel: (207)

The ZIP code for West Bethel: 04286<4>

Communities Also Named West Bethel ...

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

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

Communities near West Bethel ...

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

• Berlin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
• Rumford
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• Bethel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Mexico
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <5>
• Gorham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <5>
• West Paris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Waterford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Woodstock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Milan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
• Lovell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
  • Lovell is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovell <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bethel ...

Looking for more information about West 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 West Bethel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Bethel.

Adding West Bethel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Bethel was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found West Bethel in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West 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/