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Bethel

Ghost town · Jackson County, Kentucky

Sandgap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Sandgap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bethel is a ghost town in Jackson County, Kentucky. It is one of 36 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd 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 Sandgap 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 37.4165° N, 84.1126° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSandgap
Elevation979 ft
Nearest living townMcKee, KY
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID2505085
Coordinates37.41646, -84.11257

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What's there now

Bethel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McKee, KY (population 810), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 979 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 Jackson County, Kentucky, at 37.4165, -84.1126.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Kentucky has 36 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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