Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Bethany came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Bethany in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bethany. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Bethany, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bethany:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Bethany is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Bethany in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Bethany for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Bethany. See our Misc Page for Bethany for more information.