Welcome to Bethel ...

Bethel is located in Sullivan County<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 1811.

Bethel is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bethel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bethel ...

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

Beyond New York, 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 Mexico (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.

• Monticello
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Woodridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Mongaup Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongaup Valley
  • Mongaup Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mongaup Valley <4>
• Briscoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
  • Briscoe is located in Sullivan County
• Cochecton Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochecton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochecton Center
  • Cochecton Center is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochecton Center <4>
• Falls Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
  • Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
• Harris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Harris is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <4>
• Squirrels Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
  • Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bethel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1811.

We also found Bethel in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/