Welcome to Bethel ...

The village of Bethel is located in Clermont County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Bethel: BEH-thul<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bethel has a population of 2,818 people<4> (see below for details).

Bethel is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Bethel lies within the (513) area code.

Websites for Bethel ...

Official Website:   www.bethelohio.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clermontchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bethel had an population of 2,818 people. This is an increase of 3.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bethel had a population of 2,711 people. This makes Bethel the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Bethel represents 0.02% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 342nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,711 people, the population of Bethel increased 2.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,637 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bethel.

Communities Also Named Bethel ...

While we believe that this Bethel is located in Clermont County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Bethel. Those communities are located in the following counties: Belmont, Clark, Madison and Pike County.

Beyond Ohio, 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), New York (2), North Carolina (9), 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.

• Alexandria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <6>
• Milford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <6>
• Cold Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Cold Spring is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <6>
• Amelia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Amelia is located in Clermont County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia <6>
• Georgetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
• Mount Orab
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
  • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <6>
• New Richmond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
  • New Richmond is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richmond <6>
• Newtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <6>
• Williamsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <6>
• Terrace Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
  • Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people

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.<7>

From that list, the Bethel post office opened in 1815.

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 ...

The official website for Bethel: www.bethelohio.org/

The official website for Clermont County: www.co.clermont.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/