Unincorporated community in the United States
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 .
History
Bethany was founded in 1840.[2] It was named after the Bethany Church.[4]
Geography
The 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
Texas portal
References
^ "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 .