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Welcome to Bethany ...The town of Bethany is located in Brooke 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 1827. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bethany has a population of 803 people<3> (see below for details). Bethany is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Bethany lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Bethany: (304) & (681)<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bethany had an population of 803 people. This is a decrease of 22.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.48% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bethany had a population of 1,036 people. This makes Bethany the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Bethany represents 0.06% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 107th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,036 people, the population of Bethany increased 5.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 985 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bethany. 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), Texas and 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.
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. In addition to the Tourism page for Bethany, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7> We also found Bethany in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethany. Off-the-Road Links ...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 West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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