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Mount Bethel

Ghost town · Newberry County, South Carolina

Newberry East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Newberry East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Bethel is a ghost town in Newberry County, South Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Newberry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Bethel as a historical populated place on the Newberry East 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 34.3382° N, 81.5623° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNewberry East
Elevation542 ft
Nearest living townNewberry, SC
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1228747
Coordinates34.33820, -81.56233

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What's there now

Mount Bethel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Newberry, SC (population 10,733), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 542 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 Mount Bethel?

Mount Bethel is in Newberry County, South Carolina, at 34.3382, -81.5623.

How many ghost towns are in Newberry County?

Newberry County, South Carolina has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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