Bethel
Ghost town · Fayette County, Georgia

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 quadrangle | Senoia |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 833 ft |
| Nearest living town | Peachtree City, GA |
| Distance to it | 2.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1687671 |
| Coordinates | 33.36067, -84.56576 |
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.
Nearby places
- Restghost town · Fayette County · 6 mi
- Farmdaleghost town · Coweta County · 9.3 mi
- Valdoghost town · Spalding County · 12.3 mi
- Burdettghost town · Spalding County · 12.7 mi
- White Oak Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Meriwether County · 14.6 mi
- Beeksghost town · Pike County · 16.1 mi
- Cureton Springsghost town · Coweta County · 16.2 mi
- Maydayghost town · Henry County · 19.4 mi
- Meccaghost town · Fulton County · 19.9 mi
- Haasvilleghost town · Fulton County · 22.3 mi
- Red Oak Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Meriwether County · 22.3 mi
- Mahersghost town · Henry County · 23.1 mi
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.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.