Bethel is a rural unincorporated community located in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. It is situated about 25 miles north of Broken Bow, and about 37 miles north of Idabel, off US Route 259 on Bethel Cutoff Rd. The post office was opened January 24, 1900. The locale was named after the "Bethel" in Palestine, the word being Hebrew for "house of God".
McCurtain County Game Reserve, along with Beavers Bend State Park and Nature Center, are southeast of town. Historic Bethel Cemetery is northwest of town center.