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Welcome to Bethesda ...Bethesda is located in Lancaster County<1>. The location of Bethesda has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethesda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857. Bethesda is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Bethesda lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Bethesda: (717) Communities Also Named Bethesda ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Bethesda - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia (3), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bethesda. Communities near Bethesda ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bethesda.
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 Bethesda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bethesda. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bethesda. 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 Bethesda. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethesda. See our Newspapers Page for Bethesda. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethesda ...Looking for more information about Bethesda? 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. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bethesda, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bethesda. Adding Bethesda to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bethesda 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 Bethesda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Bethesda in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethesda. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bethesda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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