THE BETHEL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Bethel township has 37.1 square miles of land in Fulton County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bethel and Fulton County
Bethel is associated with Fulton County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bethel by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Bethel, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Fulton County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bethel township has 113.3 times the land area of nearby Warfordsburg CDP (0.33 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

