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Welcome to Bethel ...

So far, we found very little information about Bethel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bethel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bethel, please Contact Us.

Bethel would have been located within present day Roosevelt County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bethel is 4,060 feet [1,237 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bethel is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Bethel was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bethel (for example, toward Muleshoe (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Bethel was located: 575

Communities Also Named Bethel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Bethel: This one is located in Roosevelt County and the other is located in Lincoln County.

Beyond New Mexico, 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), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (5), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (5), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 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.

  • Portales
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Melrose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Curry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>
  • Floyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
  • Saint Vrain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Arch
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
    • Arch is located in Roosevelt County
  • Clovis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dora
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Dora is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <4>
  • Elida
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Elida is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elida <4>
  • Rogers
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in Roosevelt County
  • Texico
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethel. See our Newspapers 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.<6>

From that list, the Bethel post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethel.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bethel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/