Bethany in Panola County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of Bethany

Photographed by Brian Anderson, May 20, 2022

1. Site of Bethany Marker

Inscription.
A thriving town of the fifties
Through it passed the Shreveport
Road over which many emigrants
entered Texas

Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 10819.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 32° 22.395′ N, 94° 2.729′ W. Marker is in Bethany, Texas, in Panola County. It is on U.S. 79 0.1 miles west of Bethany State Line Road (County Road 322), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: De Berry TX 75639, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At

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least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Zion Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); Dunn Home (approx. 6.4 miles away in Louisiana); Booker T. Washington School (approx. 7.6 miles away); Bailey Anderson (approx. 8 miles away); Bethel United Methodist Church (approx. 8.2 miles away); DeBerry (approx. 8.6 miles away); DeBerry Baptist Church (approx. 8.6 miles away); Centennial Afro American Cemetery (approx. 10.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Bethany, TX (Panola County) - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on October 30, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, May 20, 2022

2. Site of Bethany Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,171 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.