Welcome to Bethany ...

Bethany is located in Lee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Bethany is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bethany lies within the (662) area code.

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, Minnesota, 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.

• Tupelo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
  • Tupelo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <4>
• New Albany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Booneville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <4>
• Ripley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Tippah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Saltillo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Saltillo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <4>
• Baldwyn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
  • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <4>
• Guntown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
  • Guntown is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntown <4>
• Mantachie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantachie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie
  • Mantachie is located in Itawamba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantachie <4>
• Ecru
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
  • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <4>
• Sherman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <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 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 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 1884.

We also found Bethany in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethany.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/