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Bethel

Ghost town · Fayette County, Georgia

Senoia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Senoia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bethel is a ghost town in Fayette County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 85th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bethel as a historical populated place on the Senoia topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.3607° N, 84.5658° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSenoia
Elevation833 ft
Nearest living townPeachtree City, GA
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1687671
Coordinates33.36067, -84.56576

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What's there now

Bethel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Peachtree City, GA (population 38,977), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 833 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bethel?

Bethel is in Fayette County, Georgia, at 33.3607, -84.5658.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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