Welcome to Bethel ...

Bethel is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Bethel is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Bethel is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Bethel: (903) & (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Bethel ...

While we believe that this Bethel is located in Anderson County, we know of another 8 Texas communities named Bethel. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Hopkins, Parker, Runnels, Tarrant and Upshur County.

Beyond Texas, 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), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (4), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), 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.

• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Freestone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Malakoff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malakoff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff
  • Malakoff is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malakoff <4>
• Trinidad
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
  • Trinidad is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <4>
• Greens Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
  • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
• Yard ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
  • Yard is located in Anderson County
• Blackfoot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
  • Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
• Tennessee Colony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Colony
  • Tennessee Colony is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Colony <4>
• Massey Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
  • Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
• Springfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Anderson County
• Cross Roads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cross Roads is located in Henderson County

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bethel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Bethel in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Bethel post office opened in 1852.

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 Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/