Welcome to Bethel ...

So far, we found very little information about Bethel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bethel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bethel, please Contact Us.

Bethel would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.

The location of Bethel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bethel is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Bethel was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Bethel (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

If Bethel still existed, it would have been in the (770) area code.

Communities Also Named Bethel ...

While we believe that this Bethel is located in Fayette County, we know of another 9 Georgia communities named Bethel. Those communities are located in the following counties: Appling, Clay, Coffee, Effingham, Glynn, Grady, Jasper, Randolph and Turner County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 143 communities that are also named Bethel - they are located in Alabama (13), Alaska, Arkansas (7), California, Connecticut (2), Delaware (2), Florida (2), Illinois (4), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (5), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (5), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (9), Ohio (5), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (4), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), Texas (9), Vermont, Virginia (7), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bethel.

Communities near Bethel ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bethel.

• Smokey Acres
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
  • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
• Newnan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan
  • Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newnan <5>
• Union City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Griffin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <5>
• Fayetteville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Fayette Villa Estates
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette Villa Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
  • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
• Kings Forest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
• Windermere Woods
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windermere Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
  • Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
• Fairburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
  • Fairburn is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <5>
• Riverdale Acres
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
  • Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bethel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bethel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bethel. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethel.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethel. See our Newspapers Page for Bethel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fayette County: www.admin.co.fayette.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/