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Welcome to Bethanna ...

Bethanna is located in Magoffin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethanna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.

Bethanna is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bethanna lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bethanna: 606

Communities near Bethanna ...

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

  • West Liberty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Salyersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cannel City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
  • Cisco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cisco is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Hendricks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
  • Maggard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maggard is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
  • Belknap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belknap is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
  • Lakeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Logville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Logville is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethanna ...

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

Adding Bethanna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bethanna 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 Bethanna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bethanna post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethanna.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bethanna - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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