Bethany Township, Iredell County, North Carolina Explained
| Official Name: | Bethany Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Name2: | Iredell |
| Government Type: | non-functioning administrative division |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1868 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 23.81 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 23.61 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 7277 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 273.4 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Footnotes: | 2010 Census[1] |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Bethany Township is a non-functioning administrative division of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the counties were divided into townships, which included Bethany township as one of sixteen townships in Iredell County.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Geography
Bethany township is bounded by Olin township on the north, Concord township on the west, Statesville township on the south, and Cool Springs township on the east.
History
The following churches, schools, towns, and historical sites are or have been located in what became Bethany township in 1868:[3] [6] [7]
- Bethany Presbyterian Church (organized in 1775)
- Ebenezer Academy (founded in 1822)
- Duffy School
- Fairview School House
- Houpe Store
- J. A. Morrison Store
- J. S. Gibson School
- Rose Chapel
- South River Church
References
35.8556°N -80.8742°W
Notes and References
- Web site: 2010 Census for Iredell County. February 26, 2019.
- Web site: North Carolina Constitution of 1868. February 26, 2019.
- Keever, Homer M.; Iredell Piedmont County, with illustrations by Louise Gilbert and maps by Mildred Jenkins Miller, published for the Iredell County Bicentennial Commission by Brady Printing Company from type set by the Statesville Record and Landmark, copyright, November 1976, by Homer M. Keever
- The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677,, 642 pages with index
- The Heritage of Iredell County, NC Vol II, 2000, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 29866, LC # 00-110956, 574 pages with index
- Lewis, J.D.; Web site: Iredell County Towns with Post Offices. January 31, 2019.
- Web site: North Carolina Map Collection. 1917 Map of Iredell County. Kinney, NR. 1917.
