Bethany is an unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.

Advertised as an “ideal and natural orange land,” a post office was established at what was then Riley on October 12, 1894.

The community was named for one of its earliest property owners and first postmaster, William O’Riley.

[3] As the citrus industry in the area grew, new nearby communities such as Waterbury and Oak Knoll were developed.

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