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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>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bethel is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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).

The Area Codes where Bethel was located: 404, 470, 678 & 770<4>

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)
    • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
  • Newnan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Union City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Griffin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette Villa Estates
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
  • Kings Forest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
  • Windermere Woods
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
  • Fairburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Riverdale Acres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
    • 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bethel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Bethel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Bethel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.