Welcome to Bethel ...

Bethel is located in Wood County<1>.

Bethel was established in 1899.

Bethel is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bethel: 715 & 534<3>

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, Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), Texas (9), Vermont, Virginia (7), Washington and West Virginia.

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.

• Marshfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshfield is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
• Wisconsin Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
• Nekoosa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Nekoosa is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
• Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Spencer is located in Marathon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
• Port Edwards
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
• Stratford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Stratford is located in Marathon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
• Pittsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pittsville is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Hewitt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hewitt is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
• Biron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Biron is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
• Auburndale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburndale is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 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.

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 (so far) for Bethel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bethel post office opened in 1900. The Bethel post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethel.