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Welcome to Bethany ...

Bethany is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Bethany is located in Panola County<1>.


The location of 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 Bethany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Bethany is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bethany lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Bethany: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Bethany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Bethany - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bethany ...

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

  • Shreveport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanchard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <5>
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonewall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waskom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waskom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
    • Waskom is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <5>
  • Scottsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <5>
  • Keachi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keachi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
    • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Longstreet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
    • Longstreet is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longstreet <5>
  • Spring Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • De Berry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethany ...

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

Adding Bethany to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bethany post office opened in 1849.

We also found Bethany in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethany.

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Panola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bethany - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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