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Bethel

Ghost town · Obion County, Tennessee

Reelfoot Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Reelfoot Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bethel is a ghost town in Obion County, Tennessee. It is the only former community in Obion County recorded on the federal names register, out of 660 across Tennessee.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bethel as a historical populated place on the Hornbeak 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 36.3234° N, 89.3620° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHornbeak
Elevation440 ft
Nearest living townHornbeak, TN
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1326712
Coordinates36.32340, -89.36202

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What's there now

Bethel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hornbeak, TN (population 498), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 440 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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