History of Old Bettles

Named for Gordon C. Bettles, printer, prospector, and trader who established the trading post and community in 1898 (Kitchener, 1954, p. 156). A post office was established in 1901 and continued intermittently until 1956 (Ricks, 1965, p.7). Following World War II, the residents gradually relocated five miles further east, near the site of a newly-constructed airstrip; this area was incorporated as the City of Bettles in 1985. The last inhabitants of Old Bettles moved out in 1997.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Old Bettles

Old Bettles, Soo City,

Bettles,

Moore Island,

Goose Slough, Hawzerah Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Ninemile Lake, Pitchuk Lake,

Lookout Mountain,

Ninemile Hills,

John River, Malamute Fork, Wild River,

Death Valley Creek, Fickett Creek, Hawzerah Creek, Jack Creek, Jane Creek, Ninemile Creek, Timber Creek,

Evansville,