Bethel, MO
united states
united states
Bethel is a tiny farming town in northeastern Missouri with 126 residents, located about 60 miles northwest of Columbia. Highway 15 provides the main access, connecting to Highway 36 from the north and Highway 24 from Columbia. The town sits amid rolling agricultural land devoted to corn and soybeans. Its historic one-room schoolhouse still stands as a testament to early 20th-century rural education.