Welcome to Bethesda ...

Bethesda is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

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

Bethesda is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bethesda is located in the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Bethesda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Bethesda - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia (3), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (3), Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bethesda ...

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

• Hartsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <4>
• Cheraw
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <4>
• Pine Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
• Chesterfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• McBee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
  • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <4>
• Jefferson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Society Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Society Hill is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Society Hill <4>
• Morven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
  • Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
• Ruby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <4>
• Patrick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
  • Patrick is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick <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 Bethesda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bethesda.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethesda ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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