Welcome to West Bethany ...

West Bethany is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Bethany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for West Bethany: W. Bethany

West Bethany is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Bethany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Bethany - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Bethany.

Communities near West Bethany ...

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

• Murrysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <4>
• McKeesport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Greensburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Jefferson Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Uniontown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Jeannette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Latrobe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <4>
• White Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <4>
• Connellsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• Monessen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <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 West Bethany. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Bethany.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bethany ...

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

Adding West Bethany to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Bethany post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Bethany.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

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