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Bethel

Ghost town · Calloway County, Kentucky

Dexter quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Dexter quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bethel is a ghost town in Calloway County, Kentucky. It is one of 27 former communities in Calloway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bethel as a historical populated place on the Dexter 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 36.6429° N, 88.2717° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDexter
Elevation507 ft
Nearest living townMurray, KY
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2743610
Coordinates36.64294, -88.27171

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What's there now

Bethel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Murray, KY (population 17,888), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 507 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 Calloway County, Kentucky, at 36.6429, -88.2717.

How many ghost towns are in Calloway County?

Calloway County, Kentucky has 27 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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