Bethel Acres is a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.

The area comprising the present Bethel Acres was opened to non-Indian settlement September 22, 1891.

Bethel Acres was not incorporated until April 24, 1962, when the residents feared annexation by Shawnee, Tecumseh or Oklahoma City.

They wanted to protect their rural lifestyle, especially to be free to keep livestock on their property.

Over 97 percent of the employed residents commute to work in Oklahoma City, Shawnee and Tecumseh.

[5] On May 19, 2013, an EF4 tornado tore through Northwest Bethel Acres, and a mobile home park sustained a direct hit from this tornado, killing one person and injuring six others, two critically.

15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.