Welcome to Bethel ...

Bethel is located in McCurtain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Bethel is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bethel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bethel lies within the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Bethel: 74724<3>

Communities Also Named Bethel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Bethel: This one is located in McCurtain County and the other is located in Comanche County.

Beyond Oklahoma, 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), Illinois (4), 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), 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.

• Smithville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Battiest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battiest
  • Battiest is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battiest <4>
• Pickens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
• Ludlow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County
• Honobia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honobia
  • Honobia is located in Le Flore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honobia <4>
• Octavia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
  • Octavia is located in Le Flore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Octavia <4>
• Hochatown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochatown
  • Hochatown is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochatown <4>
• Watson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>
• Nolia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolia
  • Nolia is located in Pushmataha County
• Ringold
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringold
  • Ringold is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringold <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethel ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bethel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bethel.

Adding Bethel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Bethel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bethel post office opened in 1900.

We also found Bethel on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/