Welcome to Bethel ...

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

Bethel is located in Upshur County<1>.

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

Bethel is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Bethel: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Bethel ...

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

• Longview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <5>
• Gladewater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <5>
• White Oak
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <5>
• Gilmer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Gilmer is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <5>
• Hallsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <5>
• Lone Star
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Lone Star is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Star <5>
• Ore City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore City
  • Ore City is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ore City <5>
• Clarksville City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
  • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
• East Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
  • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
• Avinger
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avinger
  • Avinger is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avinger <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 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.

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 Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

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