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Welcome to East Bethany ...

East Bethany is located in Genesee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Bethany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

A typical abbreviation for East Bethany: E. Bethany

East Bethany is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Bethany: 585

Websites for East Bethany ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.geneseeny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Bethany, the following might be of interest:

Communities near East Bethany ...

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

  • Batavia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneseo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Le Roy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
  • Perry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
  • Avon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Warsaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mount Morris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Alden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Attica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Churchville
    (16 miles [25.7 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 East Bethany. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Bethany.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Bethany ...

Looking for more information about East 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Bethany, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Bethany.

Adding East Bethany to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Bethany post office opened in 1825.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Bethany.

Footnotes ...

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

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