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Bethel

Ghost town · Glynn County, Georgia

Bladen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Bladen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bethel is a ghost town in Glynn County, Georgia. It is one of 8 former communities in Glynn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th 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 Bladen 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 31.2180° N, 81.6637° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBladen
Elevation16 ft
Nearest living townWaynesville, GA
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1671452
Coordinates31.21801, -81.66372

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What's there now

Bethel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waynesville, GA (population 979), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 16 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 Glynn County, Georgia, at 31.2180, -81.6637.

How many ghost towns are in Glynn County?

Glynn County, Georgia has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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