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 altitude 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.
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 (so far) for Bethune was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethune. Footnotes ...
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