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Bethel

Ghost town · Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Woodland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Woodland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bethel is a ghost town in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It is one of 19 former communities in Chickasaw County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bethel as a historical populated place on the Woodland 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 33.8496° N, 89.0017° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWoodland
Elevation333 ft
Nearest living townHouston, MS
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID690170
Coordinates33.84956, -89.00173

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What's there now

Bethel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Houston, MS (population 3,757), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 333 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 Chickasaw County, Mississippi, at 33.8496, -89.0017.

How many ghost towns are in Chickasaw County?

Chickasaw County, Mississippi has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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