Bethany is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Caddo Parish (French language, French: ''Paroisse de Caddo'') is a Parish (administrative division), parish located in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the parish ...
and
Panola County, Texas
Panola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,491. The county seat is Carthage. Located in East Texas and originally developed for cotton plantations, the county's name is derived fro ...
United States, on
U.S. Route 79
U.S. Route 79 (US 79) is a United States highway in the Southern United States. The route is officially considered and labeled as a north-south highway, but its path is actually more of a diagonal northeast-southwest highway. The highway's nort ...
.
The Caddo Parrish portion of the community is part of the
Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area
Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, is th ...
.
History
Bethany was founded in 1840.
It was named after the Bethany Church.
Geography
The northern part of Bethany is located in Caddo Parish. The southern portion is in northeastern
Panola County, some northeast of
Carthage
Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classi ...
.
See also
References
Unincorporated communities in Texas
Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Populated places established in 1840
Unincorporated communities in Panola County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Populated places in Ark-La-Tex
Unincorporated communities in Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area
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