Bethel, McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
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Bethel is a rural unincorporated community located in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. It is situated about 25 miles north of Broken Bow,[1] and about 37 miles north of Idabel, off US Route 259 on Bethel Cutoff Rd.[2] The post office was opened January 24, 1900.[3] The locale was named after the "Bethel" in Palestine, the word being Hebrew for "house of God".[3]
Bethel, Oklahoma | |
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 Blake's Grocery & Feed in the original building built in 1923. Picture taken in July 2009. | |
  Bethel Location within Oklahoma  Bethel Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°21′36.88″N 94°50′14.71″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | McCurtain |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 74724 |
McCurtain County Game Reserve, along with Beavers Bend State Park and Nature Center, are southeast of town.[4] Historic Bethel Cemetery is northwest of town center.[5][6]
Bethel Senior Citizens' Center in July 2009, used as a polling place
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in July 2009
