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Welcome to Betula ...

Betula is located in McKean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Betula, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Betula is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Betula: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Betula ...

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

  • Saint Marys
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnsonburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Port Allegany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Emporium
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Smethport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Jewett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Eldred
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Run
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Austin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Clermont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clermont is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont

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 Betula. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Betula.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Betula ...

Looking for more information about Betula? 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 Betula, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Betula.

Adding Betula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Betula 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 (so far) for Betula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Betula post office opened in 1913. The Betula post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Betula.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including McKean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Betula - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Betula area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Betula area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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