Welcome to Bethesda ...

Bethesda is located in Page County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethesda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Bethesda is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Bethesda: (712)

Communities Also Named Bethesda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Bethesda - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia (3), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bethesda ...

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

• Clarinda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda
  • Clarinda is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarinda <4>
• Red Oak
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <4>
• Shenandoah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Villisca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villisca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villisca
  • Villisca is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villisca <4>
• Essex
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Essex is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <4>
• Stanton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
• Emerson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <4>
• New Market
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
• College Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
  • College Springs is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
• Shambaugh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
  • Shambaugh is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 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 Bethesda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bethesda.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethesda ...

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

Adding Bethesda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bethesda 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 Bethesda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bethesda post office opened in 1894.

We also found Bethesda on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethesda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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