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Bethel, Wayne County, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°59′12″N 84°49′49″W / 39.98667°N 84.83028°W / 39.98667; -84.83028
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There is also Bethel, Delaware County, Indiana.
Bethel
Unincorporated community
Bethel is located in Indiana
Bethel
Bethel
Bethel is located in the United States
Bethel
Bethel
Coordinates: 39°59′12″N 84°49′49″W / 39.98667°N 84.83028°W / 39.98667; -84.83028
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWayne
TownshipFranklin
Elevation
[1]
1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47341
Area code765
GNIS feature ID430879

Bethel is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Bethel was laid out in 1850.[3] A post office was established at Bethel in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915.[4]

Geography

Bethel is located at 39°59′12″N 84°49′49″W / 39.98667°N 84.83028°W / 39.98667; -84.83028.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  2. ^ "USGS detail on Bethel". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  3. ^ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. p. 217.
  4. ^ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.


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