Do you know of Bethany ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Bethany. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Bethany.<1>

We found mention of Bethany as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Communities Also Named Bethany ...

We found 43 communities that share the name Bethany.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Bethany.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 41 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Wayne County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bethany [Wayne County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Pickens County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bethany [Pickens County].
  - Tuscaloosa County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bethany [Tuscaloosa County].
- Arkansas
  - Howard County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Bethany [Howard County].
- California
  - San Joaquin County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bethany [San Joaquin County].
- Connecticut
  - New Haven County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Bethany [New Haven County].
- Florida
  - Manatee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Bethany [Manatee County].
- Georgia
  - Baker County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bethany [Baker County].
  - Decatur County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bethany [Decatur County].
  - Fayette County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bethany [Fayette County].
  - Greene County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bethany [Greene County].
  - Jefferson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bethany [Jefferson County].
  - Morgan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bethany [Morgan County].
- Illinois
  - Moultrie County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bethany [Moultrie County].
- Indiana
  - Bartholomew County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Bethany [Bartholomew County].
  - Morgan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Bethany [Morgan County].
  - Parke County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Bethany [Parke County].
- Kentucky
  - Jefferson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bethany [Jefferson County].
  - Owen County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bethany [Owen County].
  - Wolfe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bethany [Wolfe County].
- Louisiana
  - Caddo Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Bethany [Caddo Parish].
- Manitoba
  - Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Bethany.
- Minnesota
  - Winona County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Bethany [Winona County].
- Mississippi
  - Lee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Bethany [Lee County].
- Missouri
  - Clay County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bethany [Clay County].
  - Dunklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bethany [Dunklin County].
  - Harrison County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bethany [Harrison County].
- Nebraska
  - Lancaster County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Bethany [Lancaster County].
- New York
  - Genesee County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Bethany [Genesee County].
- North Carolina
  - Davidson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bethany [Davidson County].
  - Rockingham County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bethany [Rockingham County].
- Ohio
  - Butler County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bethany [Butler County].
- Oklahoma
  - Oklahoma County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Bethany [Oklahoma County].
- Ontario
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Bethany.
- Oregon
  - Marion County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Bethany [Marion County].
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Bethany [Washington County].
- South Carolina
  - McCormick County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bethany [McCormick County].
  - York County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bethany [York County].
- Tennessee
  - Greene County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bethany [Greene County].
  - Warren County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bethany [Warren County].
- Texas
  - Panola County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bethany [Panola County].
- Virginia
  - Carroll County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bethany [Carroll County].
- West Virginia
  - Brooke County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Bethany [Brooke County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Bethany ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bethany:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bethany - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Westmoreland County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Westmoreland County.

Adams Hill
Amyville	Macbeth
Apollo	Mannitto Haven
Aqueduct	Manor Dale
Ashbaugh	Manor Station
	Marchands
Biddle	McGrews
Bottsville	McKain
Boucher	McMahon
Boyle	Meadow Mill
Branch Junction	Merwin
Branch	Millville
Breinizer	Mocking Bird Hill
	Moline
Calumet - Norvelt
Cedar Creek	New Salem
Chambers	Nineveh
Charleroi	North Huntingdon
Cooksville	North Webster
Country Hills	Northwest
County Junction	Norwin Heights
Cowans
Crag Dell	Oakford Park
Creek	Old Meadow
Cribb	Overton
Crisp
	Park Meadows
Deronda	Park
Derry Station	Penn Station
Duffs	Penns Woods
	Perrysville
East Greensburgh	Port Palmer
Edlepark	Pucketas
Eisaman	Puebla
Elrico
Emma	Ridgeview Park
	Ridgeview
Fairfield	Roaring Run
Fairmont	Robbins Station
Feree	Rostraver
Fort Palmer	Ruffsdale
Fosterville	Rumbaugh
Foxdale
	Saint Vincent
Geary	Sand Hill
Glencairn	Saunders
Goff	Seneca Valley
Green Lick	Sewickley
Griffin	Shaners Crossroads
	Shaulis
Hampshire Heights	Sheppler
Harford Heights	Shoup
Haser	Sinclair
Hecla	Sloan
Hendricksville	Snyder
Hoggs	Somers
Huff	Southerwood
Huntingdon Heights	Spring Garden
	Stauffer
Ingleside	Stewart's Station
	Stoners
Jack's Island	Suter
	Swedetown
Keffe	Sweeney Plan
Keffer
Kensington	Target
Kim Plan	Tarr
Kirtland	Townsend
Klondike	Trouts Crossing

Lacolle	Verona
Larimer's Station
Lash	Waltz
Laurel Mount Boro	Weaver Mill
Leechburgh Station	Wegley
Leuffer	Welty
Lippencott	West Apollo
Lockport Station	West Jeannette
Long Bridge	West Sewickley
Lose	West Side
Lucesco	Wilco Hill
Lusk	Willow Springs
Lynnwood - Pricedale	Winthrop
Lyons Run Mine	Woodlawn

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bethany could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.