Welcome to Bethel ...

Bethel is located in Washington County<1>.

Bethel is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bethel: 401

Communities Also Named Bethel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 143 communities that are also named Bethel - they are located in Alabama (13), Alaska, Arkansas (7), California, Connecticut (2), Delaware (2), Florida (2), Georgia (10), Illinois (4), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (5), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (5), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (9), Ohio (5), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (4), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), Texas (9), Vermont, Virginia (7), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Bethel ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Bethel ...

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

• Norwich
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwich is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <3>
• Norwich
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwich is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
• Groton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
• Coventry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• South Kingstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• New London
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New London is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
• New London
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New London is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
• North Kingstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
• Westerly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Westerly is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
• Waterford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethel ...

Looking for more information about 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bethel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bethel.