Welcome to Mount Bethel ...

Mount Bethel is located in Northampton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Bethel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Bethel: Mt. Bethel

Mount Bethel is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Mount Bethel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mount Bethel - they are located in Georgia, New Jersey (2), North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Bethel.

Communities near Mount Bethel ...

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

• Easton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• East Stroudsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <4>
• Hackettstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
• Wilson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
• Nazareth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <4>
• Stroudsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <4>
• Bangor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Pen Argyl
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
  • Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl <4>
• Bath
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Bethel ...

Looking for more information about Mount 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 Mount Bethel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Bethel.

Adding Mount Bethel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount 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 Mount Bethel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Bethel post office opened in 1828.

We also found Mount Bethel in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Bethel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Bethel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/