Bethune Beach, Florida

Bethune Beach is an unincorporated community in Volusia County, Florida, United States.

Bethune Beach is located south of New Smyrna Beach (with Silver Sands between), and its southern border is the northern end of the Canaveral National Seashore. Due to its remote location, Bethune Beach is accessible by only one road, County Road A1A, entry being permitted only from the north. There is no outlet to the mainland, and the Canaveral National Seashore and the Kennedy Space Center lie to the south.

History

The town had the only beach that African Americans were permitted to use in Volusia County during the first half of the twentieth century and is named after educator Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of Bethune-Cookman College. In 2007, Bethune Beach residents overwhelmingly voted to reject an annexation attempt by New Smyrna Beach. This area is best known for its wonderful Vacation Rentals that allow families from all over the country to visit and enjoy all that Volusia County has to offer.

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Municipalities and communities of Volusia County, Florida, United States
County seat: DeLand
Cities	Daytona Beach Daytona Beach Shores DeBary DeLand Deltona Edgewater Flagler Beach‡ Holly Hill Lake Helen New Smyrna Beach Oak Hill Orange City Ormond Beach Port Orange South Daytona
Towns	Pierson Ponce Inlet
CDPs	DeLeon Springs DeLand Southwest Glencoe North DeLand Ormond-by-the-Sea Samsula-Spruce Creek Seville West DeLand
Unincorporated communities	Alamana Allandale Barberville Bethune Beach Boden Cassadaga Cow Creek Creighton Eldora Emporia Enterprise Farmton Fort Florida Glenwood Lemon Bluff Maytown Osteen Pennichaw Senyah Volusia Wilbur-by-the-Sea
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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