Bethany is an unincorporated community in Caddo Parish, Louisiana and Panola County, Texas United States, on U.S. Route 79.[2][3] The Caddo Parish portion of the community is part of the Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area.
Bethany, Louisiana and Texas | |
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Coordinates: 32°22′24″N 94°02′35″W / 32.37333°N 94.04306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana, Texas |
Parish/County | Caddo Parish, Louisiana |
Founded | 1840 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 71007[1] |
Area code | 318 |
History
editBethany was founded in 1840.[2] It was named after the Bethany Church.[4]
Geography
editThe northern part of Bethany is located in Caddo Parish. The southern portion is in northeastern Panola County, some 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Carthage.
See also
editReferences
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Bethany, Louisiana and Texas.
- ^ "Bethany ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "BETHANY, TX (PANOLA COUNTY)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bethany
- ^ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.