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Nearest Communities to Bethel,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bethel, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bethel:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Bethel.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Bethel is located in McCurtain County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McCurtain County: Little River (AR), Polk (AR), Sevier (AR), Choctaw, Le Flore, Pushmataha, Bowie (TX) & Red River (TX).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 88 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bethel. Of these communities, 51 are located in counties other than McCurtain County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Bethel (which is McCurtain County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Bethel

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • McCurtain County   (where Bethel resides)
    • County Seat for McCurtain:   Idabel
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bethel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
      • Mount Herman
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Mount Herman is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
      • Sherwood
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Sherwood is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Battiest
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Clebit
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Clebit is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clebit
      • Pickens
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Nani-chito
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Nani-chito is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nani-chito
      • Smithville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hochatown
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Watson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Stephens Gap
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Stephens Gap is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Gap
      • Beachton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Beachton is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachton
      • North Pole
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • North Pole is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Alikchi
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Alikchi is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikchi
        • Ringold
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Plunketville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Plunketville is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunketville
        • Glover
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Glover is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
        • Burwell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Burwell is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
        • Golden
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Oak Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Oak Hill is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
        • Steel Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Steel Junction is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Junction
        • Wright City
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Broken Bow
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Mound Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Mound Grove is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Grove
        • Plainview
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Plainview is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • Tiner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Tiner is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiner
        • Rufe
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Slim
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Felker
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Felker is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felker
        • Crossroads
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Crossroads is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
        • Hill Chapel
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Hill Chapel is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Chapel
        • Holly Creek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Millerton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Eagletown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Garvin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Valliant
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Buck Creek Landing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Buck Creek Landing is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek Landing
        • Ultima Thule
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Ultima Thule is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ultima Thule
  • Choctaw County
  • Le Flore County
  • Pushmataha County
    • County Seat for Pushmataha:   Antlers
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bethel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
      • Fewell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Fewell is located in Pushmataha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fewell
      • Nolia
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Knot Crossing
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Pine Knot Crossing is located in Pushmataha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Crossing
      • Nashoba
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Albion
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Sobol
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • North Sobol is located in Pushmataha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sobol
      • Cloudy
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Sobol
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sobol is located in Pushmataha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobol
      • Nashoba Y
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Nashoba Y is located in Pushmataha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashoba Y
      • Kiamichi
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Kiamichi is located in Pushmataha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamichi
      • Corinne
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Divide
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Divide is located in Pushmataha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Tuskahoma
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oleta
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • County Seat for Polk:   Mena (AR)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bethel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
      • Buffalo ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Buffalo is located in Polk County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Bog Springs
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Roff ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Roff is located in Polk County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
      • Cove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • West Valley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • West Valley is located in Polk County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
      • Pleasant Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Hatton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Vandervoort
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Vandervoort is located in Polk County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Clayton Spur ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Clayton Spur is located in Polk County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Spur
      • Hatfield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Old Cove
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Old Cove is located in Polk County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cove
      • Wickes
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Bethel Chapel
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Bethel Chapel is located in Polk County (AR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Chapel
        • Two Mile ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Two Mile is located in Polk County (AR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Mile
        • Grannis
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Grannis is located in Polk County (AR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
        • Lone Valley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Lone Valley is located in Polk County (AR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
        • McCauley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • McCauley is located in Polk County (AR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauley
        • Gann ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Gann is located in Polk County (AR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
        • Mountain Fork
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sevier County
    • County Seat for Sevier:   De Queen (AR)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bethel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
      • Blanchard ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Blanchard is located in Sevier County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Cheatham
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cheatham is located in Sevier County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham
      • Kellum
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Kellum is located in Sevier County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellum
      • Antrey ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Antrey is located in Sevier County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrey
      • Antioch ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Antioch is located in Sevier County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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