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Welcome to Bethany ...

Bethany is located in Winona County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethany, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Bethany is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bethany: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Bethany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Bethany - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bethany ...

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

  • Winona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Goodview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Goodview is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
  • Saint Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Eyota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Eyota is located in Olmsted County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eyota <4>
  • Rushford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewiston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elgin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Elgin is located in Wabasha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
  • Buffalo City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 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 Bethany. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bethany.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethany ...

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

Adding Bethany to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bethany post office opened in 1890. The Bethany post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethany.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Winona, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bethany - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Bethany area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Bethany area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/