Census Data for Bethel
Although we found mention of Bethel during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..
As far as we can tell, Bethel has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Bethel, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Tabor City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor City
- Tabor City is located in Columbus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor City <2>
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Brunswick is located in Columbus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <2>
- Loris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
- Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <2>
- Whiteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Whiteville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <2>
- Chadbourn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
- Chadbourn is located in Columbus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <2>
- Carolina Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Lake Waccamaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
- Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <2>
- Calabash
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
- Calabash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <2>
- Cerro Gordo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Sunset Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <2>
- Shallotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallotte
- Shallotte is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shallotte <2>
- North Myrtle Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Myrtle Beach
- North Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Myrtle Beach <2>
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- Bolton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Columbus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <2>
- Fair Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Ocean Isle Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Isle Beach
- Ocean Isle Beach is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Isle Beach <2>
- Bolton
Columbus County ...
Bethel is located in Columbus County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Columbus County.
Miscellaneous Information for Bethel ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Columbus County or the community of Bethel:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
- County Code: 047 (Columbus County)
- Place Code: 05380 (Bethel)
- State & County Code: 37/047 (North Carolina / Columbus County)
- State & Place Code: 37/05380 (North Carolina / Bethel)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Bethel is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Bethel.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Bethel and then turned east". While Bethel could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Bethel as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bethel could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. Just in case there has been confusion between counties, we found that there are 8 North Carolina communities also named Bethel. While this community is located in Columbus County, the others are located in the following counties: Alexander, Caswell, Haywood, Hoke, Madison, Perquimans, Pitt and Watauga. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bethel. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Columbus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |