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Welcome to Bethune ...

The town of Bethune is located in Kit Carson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethune, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

The town was incorporated June 10, 1926.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bethune has a population of 237 people<2> (see below for details).

Bethune is 4,250 feet [1,295 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bethune is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bethune lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bethune (for example, toward Brewster (KS)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Bethune: 719

The ZIP code for Bethune: 80805<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bethune had an population of 237 people (or an increase of 5.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bethune had a population of 237 people. This makes Bethune the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 237 people, the population of Bethune increased 5.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 225 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bethune.

Communities Also Named Bethune ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bethune - they are located in California, Saskatchewan and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Bethune ...

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

  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Kit Carson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <6>
  • Stratton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in Kit Carson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <6>
  • Vona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona
    • Vona is located in Kit Carson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vona <6>
  • Kanorado
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Kirk
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Seibert
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Hale
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Joes
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Idalia
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idalia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
    • Idalia is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idalia <6>
  • Ruleton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
    • Ruleton is located in Sherman County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ruleton
    • From Bethune to Ruleton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethune ...

Looking for more information about Bethune? 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 Bethune, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bethune.

Adding Bethune to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bethune 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 Bethune was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Bethune post office opened in 1889.

We also found Bethune in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethune.

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

The official website for Kit Carson County: www.kitcarsoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Kit Carson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bethune.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bethune - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Bethune). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bethune or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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