Bethesda, Whitchurch-Stouffville
Bethesda is a hamlet in York Region, Ontario, Canada, in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. The hamlet is centred at the intersection of Warden Avenue and Bethesda Road in the south-eastern region of Whitchurch-Stouffville; it flourished around 1875.
Bethesda | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
| Coordinates: 43°58′02″N 79°21′17″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | York Region |
| Town | Whitchurch-Stouffville |
| Amalgamation | (With Town of Stouffville) 1 January 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Iain Lovatt |
| • Councillor, Ward 3 | Hugo Kroon |
| Elevation | 269 m (883 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | L4A |
| Area codes | 905 and 289 |
Mennonites settled in the area starting with Christian Steckley, who came from Pennsylvania in 1795.
The community gained distinction with the formation of a private telephone company, the Bethesda and Stouffville Telephone Association in 1904, with 1188 users from Newmarket to Markham by 1930. The entire system was purchased by Bell Telephone in 1960.
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