Bethel is an unincorporated community located in the town of Richfield, in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.

's Wisconsin conference if they would agree to buy an additional 800 acres of Lyman land.

Snow was the first settler to arrive, initially living in a tent while he chopped trees, and writing home to his wife from "Camp Solitude.

"[3] Snow's solitude didn't last long as he was soon joined by other settlers, students, and teachers.

The academy was located in a rural section removed from the contaminating influence of city life, where the teachers and students might devote a part of their time to agriculture and other industries,”[3]At the height of its existence, the Bethel educational institution consisted of boys and girls dormitories, post office, school farm of 100 acres (0.40 km2) in size, two barns, carpenter shop, bee house, and two staves.