Welcome to Bethel ...

Bethel is located in Georgetown County<1>.

The location of 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 Bethel, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bethel is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Bethel: (843)

Websites for Bethel ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.georgetowncountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bethel, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Bethel ...

While we believe that this Bethel is located in Georgetown County, we know of another 2 South Carolina communities named Bethel. Those communities are located in the following counties: Abbeville and York County.

Beyond South Carolina, 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, Rhode Island, Tennessee (14), Texas (9), Vermont, Virginia (7), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bethel ...

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

• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Andrews
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
• Jamestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Sampit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
  • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
• Willie Towne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
  • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
• Snow Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
  • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
• Steele Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
  • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
• Campfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
  • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
• Rome
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
• Allentown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Georgetown County

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.

Adding Bethel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Bethel was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/