Welcome to Bethune ...

The town of Bethune is located in Kershaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethune, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bethune has a population of 350 people<2> (see below for details).

Bethune is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bethune is located in the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Bethune: 29009<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bethune had an population of 350 people. This is an increase of 4.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bethune had a population of 334 people. This makes Bethune the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 334 people, the population of Bethune decreased 5.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 352 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bethune.

Communities Also Named Bethune ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bethune - they are located in California, Colorado and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Bethune ...

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

• Hartsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Camden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Bishopville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
  • Bishopville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishopville <5>
• Kershaw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
  • Kershaw is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kershaw <5>
• Pine Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
• McBee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Jefferson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Cassatt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassatt
  • Cassatt is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassatt <5>
• Angelus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
  • Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
• Alcot
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
  • Alcot is located in Lee 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 Bethune. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bethune.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethune ...

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

Adding Bethune to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bethune 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 Bethune was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bethune post office opened in 1900.

We also found Bethune on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethune.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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