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History · Bettles

Bettles dates to 1896, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Bettles was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Its Register listing is the Bettles Lodge.

1896founded
1on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Steve Hillebrand, US Fish & Wildlife Service · Public domain
Quick answers

How Bettles began

When was Bettles founded?

1896

Bettles dates its founding to 1896 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1950.

2020 census: 23130 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1950.
On the National Register

1 historic place in Bettles

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1997
Bettles Lodge
Bettles Lodge
Buildings
All 1 listings
Bettles LodgeBuilding · listed 1997

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Evansville

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

EvansvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Bettles’ history

What year was Bettles founded?

In 1896, according to Wikidata. Bettles’ post office opened in 1950.

What is on the National Register in Bettles?

One place: the Bettles Lodge (listed 1997).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.