Welcome to Bettie ...

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

Bettie is located in Upshur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bettie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Bettie is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Bettie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bettie - they are located in North Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Bettie ...

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

• Gladewater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Gilmer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Pittsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Lone Star
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Big Sandy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <4>
• Ore City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Clarksville City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
• Union Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
• Warren City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
  • Warren City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bettie ...

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

Adding Bettie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bettie 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 Bettie was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Bettie in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Bettie post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bettie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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