Welcome to East Bethel ...
East Bethel is located in Windsor County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Bethel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.
A typical abbreviation for East Bethel: E. Bethel
East Bethel is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Bethel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
East Bethel lies within the (802) area code.
Communities Also Named East Bethel ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Bethel - they are located in Maine and Minnesota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Bethel.
Communities near East Bethel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Bethel.
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
- Norwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Royalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Thetford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Northfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <3>
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 East Bethel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Bethel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East 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 East Bethel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Bethel. See our Newspapers Page for East Bethel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Bethel ...
Looking for more information about East 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 East Bethel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Bethel.
Adding East Bethel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East 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 East Bethel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the East Bethel post office opened in 1825.
We also found East Bethel in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Bethel.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Bethel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windsor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Bethel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |