Bethesda is an unincorporated community in the town of Genesee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The community was named for Bethesda Park, a spa and tourist resort built around a medicinal spring developed by Richard Dunbar in the late 1860s.[2]
Bethesda, Wisconsin | |
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![]() ![]() Bethesda, Wisconsin ![]() ![]() Bethesda, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 42°59′16″N 88°19′06″W | |
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County | Waukesha |
Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 262 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577515[1] |
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County seat: Waukesha | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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