Welcome to Bethel ...

Bethel is located in Natchitoches Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Bethel is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bethel is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Bethel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Bethel: This one is located in Natchitoches Parish and the other is located in Rapides Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 143 communities that are also named Bethel - they are located in Alabama (13), Alaska, Arkansas (7), California, Connecticut (2), Delaware (2), Florida (2), Georgia (10), Illinois (4), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (5), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (5), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (9), Ohio (5), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (4), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), Texas (9), Vermont, Virginia (7), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bethel ...

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

• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Provencal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provencal
  • Provencal is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provencal <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Goldonna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldonna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldonna
  • Goldonna is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldonna <4>
• Robeline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeline
  • Robeline is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robeline <4>
• Atlanta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
• Powhatan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
  • Powhatan is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan <4>
• Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
• 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.<2> 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethel ...

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

Adding Bethel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bethel post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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: louisiana.gov/