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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bethel (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bethel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bethel is located in Natchitoches Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Natchitoches Parish: Bienville, De Soto, Grant, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, Vernon & Winn.

Below are the parishes that are near Bethel. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethel:

  • Natchitoches Parish     (The home parish of Bethel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Clarence
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Clarence is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
    • Natchitoches
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caspari have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Natchez
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natchez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
      • Natchez is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <2>
    • Campti
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campti have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>
    • Powhatan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grappes Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grappes Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Flora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Flora is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <2>
    • Provencal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Victoria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Victoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Melrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <2>
    • Robeline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Saline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <2>
    • Burkplace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
  • De Soto Parish
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Grant Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Colfax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Flatwoods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <2>
    • Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
      • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Lake End
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake End. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
    • Hanna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
    • Coushatta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Edgefield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Carroll
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carroll. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
    • Halfway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
    • Harmon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <2>
    • Hall Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Summit
      • Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <2>
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Corleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
    • Belmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <2>
    • Pleasant Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
    • Many
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <2>
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Saint Maurice
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maurice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
      • Saint Maurice is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maurice <2>
    • Couley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Coldwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coldwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Atlanta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Whitford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
    • Calvin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Calvin is located in Winn Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <2>
    • Bethlehem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
    • Pine Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Winnfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnfield
      • Winnfield is located in Winn Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnfield <2>
    • Joyce
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
      • Joyce is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <2>
    • Dodson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
      • Dodson is located in Winn Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <2>
    • Gansville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethel, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Bethel.

Cemeteries Near Bethel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethel.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.

  • Memory Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • De Blieux Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Blieux Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De Blieux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fern Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • American Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • Pace Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Saline Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saline Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Bethel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethel.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.

  • Natchitoches
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
    • Clarence is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
  • Saint Maurice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maurice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
    • Saint Maurice is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maurice <2>
  • Trichell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trichell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trichell
    • Trichell is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Campti
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campti have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>
  • Bermuda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
    • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Couley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Couley is located in Winn Parish
  • Provencal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cypress
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Montgomery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
  • Mount Zion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Mount Zion is located in Winn Parish
  • Grappes Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grappes Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Timon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
      • Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Victoria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Victoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Melrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethel.

Newspapers Published in Bethel ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethel, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bethel:

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bethel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7893, Longitude: -93.0513       In this case, the coordinates for Bethel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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