List of ghost towns in Texas facts for kids
Have you ever wondered about towns that used to be busy but are now empty? These are called ghost towns, and Texas has many of them! A ghost town is a place where most or all people have left. Sometimes, nothing is left but ruins. Other times, a few buildings might still stand, or a very small number of people might still live there. This list will help you explore some of Texas's most interesting ghost towns.
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What Makes a Town a Ghost Town?
Not all empty towns are the same. Experts classify ghost towns into different types based on what's left of them and why people left.
- Barren Site: This means there's almost nothing left of the town. It might have been destroyed, covered by water, or just turned back into open land. You might only find a few old foundations if you look very closely.
- Neglected Site: In these towns, you'll find mostly rubble or buildings that are falling apart. All the buildings are empty, and some might even be missing their roofs.
- Abandoned Site: Here, buildings and houses are still standing, but everyone has left. Sometimes, only one or two buildings, like an old church or a store, remain.
- Semi-Abandoned Site: These towns still have buildings, but many of them are empty. A very small number of people (fewer than 50) might still live there.
- Historic Community: This type of town is still active, but it's much smaller than it used to be during its busiest years. Its population has dropped a lot, sometimes to a fifth or less of what it once was. Some of these might even be part of a bigger, still-active town nearby.
Exploring Texas's Ghost Towns
Here's a list of some ghost towns in Texas. You can see their names, where they are, when they were settled, and what's left of them today.
Name | Other names | County | Settled | Abandoned | Current status | Notes/references |
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Acala | Hudspeth | Before 1925 | Semi-abandoned | Once had 100 people. | ||
Acme | Hardeman | 1898 | Semi-abandoned | A gypsum plant still operates here. | ||
Adkins | Bexar | 1880s | Historic community | Last reported 241 people in 1990. | ||
Adobe Walls | Hutchinson | 1843 | Barren site | Famous for two battles. | ||
Adobes | Presidio | 1870s | Neglected site | Only scattered ruins and a cemetery remain. | ||
Albert | Martinsburg | Gillespie | 1877 | Semi-abandoned | Home to the historic Albert Dance Hall. | |
Albuquerque | Gonzales/Wilson | 1857 | Barren site | Later found to be in Gonzales County. | ||
Aldridge | Jasper | 1890s | Barren site | A logging town that faced many fires. | ||
Alexander | Erath | 1876 | Historic community | Once had 381 people, now about 40. | ||
Allamoore | Allamore, Carrizo | Hudspeth | 1888 | Semi-abandoned | ||
Alton | Pinckneyville | Denton | 1848 | 1856 | Semi-abandoned | Original Denton County seat. Only an old bridge and cemetery are left. |
Alum | Wilson | Before 1900 | Semi abandoned | Once had a general store and school. | ||
Ammans Crossing | Kendall | Not much information is known. | ||||
Anarene | Archer | 1908 | 1950s | Barren site | Nothing is left of this town. | |
Aransas City | Aransas | 1837 | 1847 | Barren site | Original Refugio County seat. | |
Arden | Irion | 1885 | Semi-abandoned | Only one old home and a cemetery remain. | ||
Arno | Reeves | 1907 | 1915 | Barren site | Had a peak population of 20. | |
Arispe | La Valley | Hudspeth | 1885 | 1940s | Abandoned | Once had 57 people. |
Auburn | Ellis | 1850's | Semi-abandoned | Only scattered homes and a cemetery remain. | ||
Audra | Taylor | Before 1900 | 1910s | Barren site | The railroad bypassed it. | |
Audubon | Wise | 1865 | 1900s | Barren site | Very little is known about it. | |
Ayr | Deaf Smith | 1890 | 1895 | Barren site | Abandoned when La Plata became the county seat. | |
Ayres | Washington | 1835 | Barren site | One of Stephen F. Austin's first colonies. | ||
Bankersmith | Kendall | 1913 | By 1980 | Barren site | No longer exists. | |
Bartonsite | Barton Ranch | Hale | 1907 | 1921 | Barren site | Most buildings were moved to Abernathy. |
Becton | Lubbock | 1917 | Semi-abandoned | Current population is 125. | ||
Belcherville | Montague | 1858 | Semi-abandoned | Current population is about 35. | ||
Belknap | Young | 1851 | Historic community | See Fort Belknap. | ||
Belle Plain | Callahan | 1876 | 1909 | Neglected site | Original Callahan County seat. Only college ruins and a cemetery remain. | |
Belzora | Smith | 1850 | 1930s | Abandoned site | Once a busy river port. | |
Ben Ficklin | Benficklin | Tom Green | 1873 | 1882 | Barren site | Original Tom Green county seat, destroyed by a big flood. |
Benina | Ashton, Boren's Mills | San Augustine | 1871 | 1940s | Barren site | No longer exists. |
Benton | Kendall | Barren site | Not much information is known. | |||
Benton City | Benton | Atascosa | 1876 | 1956 | Historic community | Now part of Lytle. |
Best | Reagan | 1924 | Abandoned site | An oil boomtown that once had 3,500 residents. | ||
Bettina | Llano | 1847 | Barren site | A community started by German thinkers. | ||
Bexar | La Colorada, La Mina de la Colorada | Bexar | 1854 | Semi-abandoned | The railroad bypassed it. | |
Birchville | Smith Ranch | Hudspeth | Barren site | No longer exists. | ||
Birdville | Tarrant | 1841 | Historic community | Now part of Haltom City. | ||
Bitter Creek | Nolan | 1880s | Barren site | Near today's Sweetwater. | ||
Block Creek | Kendall | 1884 | 1940s | Barren site | Another community started by German thinkers. | |
Blumenthal | Gillespie | ca. 1900 | Semi-abandoned site | |||
Boise | Oldham | Abandoned site | A railroad town with little information. | |||
Boldtville | Wilson | |||||
Bomarton | Baylor | |||||
Boonville | Brazos | |||||
Boracho | Culberson | |||||
Boz | Ellis | |||||
Bradshaw | Taylor | 1909 | 1990s | Semi-abandoned | Once had 450 people, now 61. | |
Bragg | Bragg Station | Hardin | ||||
Brazos Point | Bosque | |||||
Britton | Ellis | |||||
Bronco | Yoakum | |||||
Browning | Smith | |||||
Bryant Station | Milam | |||||
Bucksnort | Sarahville De Viesca, Fort Milam | Falls | 1834 | |||
Burning Bush Colony | Smith/Cherokee | A Methodist settlement. | ||||
Caddo | Milam | |||||
Caddo | Wilson | |||||
Cain City | Gillespie | 1915 | No longer exists. | |||
Calaveras | Wilson | |||||
Calf Creek | McCulloch | Abandoned site | ||||
Callahan City | Callahan | |||||
Calliham | McMullen | |||||
Camey Spur | Denton | 1852 | ||||
Camp Verde | Kerr | |||||
Canada Verde | Wilson | |||||
Candelaria | Presidio | |||||
Candlish | Bee | |||||
Canyon City | Comal | 1960s | Barren, submerged | Submerged by Canyon Lake in 1964. | ||
Canyon Valley | Crosby | |||||
Cap Rock | Crosby | |||||
Caput | Gaines | |||||
Carlton | Hamilton | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
Carpenter | Wilson | |||||
Carta Valley | Edwards | |||||
Carter | Parker | |||||
Casa Blanca | Jim Wells | |||||
Casa Piedra | Presidio | |||||
Castolon | La Harmonia Ranch, Campo Santa Helena | Brewster | ||||
Cedar Creek | Washington | |||||
Cedar Station | Terrell | |||||
Center Point | Camp | 1865 | ||||
Center Point | Hays | |||||
Center Point | Hopkins | |||||
Center Point | Kerr | |||||
Center Point | Panola | |||||
Center Point | Trinity | |||||
Center Point | Upshur | |||||
Chalk Mountain | Erath | Abandoned site | ||||
Cheapside | Gonzales | |||||
Cheyenne | Winkler | |||||
Chinati | Presidio | |||||
Chinese Coal Mine | Jeff Davis | |||||
Chispa | Jeff Davis | |||||
Cibolo Settlement | Comal | No longer exists | ||||
Cincinnati | Walker | |||||
Clairemont | Kent | 1892 | 1950's | Semi-abandoned site | Original Kent County Seat. | |
Clairette | Erath | |||||
Clara | Wichita | |||||
Clareville | Bee | |||||
Click | Llano | |||||
Clinton | DeWitt | |||||
Clifden | Gallagher's Ranch | Medina | ||||
Close City | Garza | No longer exists | ||||
County Line | Lubbock/Hale | |||||
Coffeeville | Upshur | |||||
Coke | Wood | |||||
Coker | Bexar | |||||
Cold Springs | Uvalde | |||||
Coles Settlement | Washington | |||||
College Mound | Kaufman | Barren site | ||||
Coltharp | Houston | |||||
Comyn | Comanche | |||||
Concrete | Guadalupe | |||||
Copano | Refugio | Named after the Copane Native American tribe. | ||||
Cora | Comanche | 1857 | Barren site | Original Comanche County seat. | ||
Corn Hill | Williamson | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
Cottage Hill | Bexar | |||||
Cowden Place | Winkler | |||||
Crestonio | Duval | |||||
Crisp | Ellis | |||||
Cryer Creek | Navarro | |||||
Currey's Creek | Curry Creek Settlement | Kendall | 1850 | |||
Curry | Stephens | Barren: Submerged | Submerged by the Hubbard Creek Reservoir. | |||
Cuthbert | Mitchell | 1890 | ||||
Dalby Springs | Bowie | |||||
Danville | Gregg | Historic community | Now part of Kilgore. | |||
Darilek | Wilson | |||||
Darwin | Webb | No longer exists. | ||||
Decker | Decker Prairie; Decker's Prairie | Nolan | ||||
Deland | Erath | |||||
Denhawken | Wilson | |||||
Desdemona | Eastland | 1877 | Historic Community | |||
Dewees | Wilson | |||||
Dias E Ocho Creek Camp | Presidio | |||||
Dido | Tarrant | 1848 | Abandoned | A few residents are working to restore it. | ||
Dietz | Guadalupe | |||||
Dillon | Hopkins | |||||
Dixie | Grayson | |||||
Doan's Crossing | Doans | Wilbarger | 1878 | Started as a trading post for cattle drives. Quanah Parker traded here. | ||
Dodge City | Williamson | |||||
Dolores | Webb | |||||
Dolores Viejo | Zapata | |||||
Dolores Nuevo | Nueva Dolores | Zapata | ||||
Doseido Colony | Wilson | |||||
Doole | Gansel | Concho | 1911 | Name changed for the U.S. Postal Service. | ||
Drop | Dewdrop | Denton | 1854 | 1910 | Semi-abandoned | Still has one or two residents. |
Drumright | Glasscock | |||||
Dryden | Terrell | |||||
Duffau | Erath | |||||
Dull | La Salle | |||||
Dumas | Wood | |||||
Dye Mound | Dye | Montague | Not considered a ghost town by some, had 2000 people in 2000. | |||
Eagle Creek | Wilson | |||||
Eagle's Nest | Val Verde | |||||
Ebony | Mills | |||||
Eckert | Gillespie | |||||
Egypt | Leon | |||||
Eliasville | Young | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
Elizabethtown | Bugtown | Denton | 1850 | 1880 | Barren site | Now just a muddy field with a cemetery. |
Elm Creek | Guadalupe | |||||
Emerald | Crockett | |||||
Emma | Crosby | Original Crosby County seat. | ||||
Enon | Houston | |||||
Enon | Upshur | |||||
Epworth | Hale | Merged with Hale City to form Hale Center. | ||||
Esperanza | Montgomery | |||||
Estacado | Crosby/Lubbock | No longer exists. | ||||
Etholen | Hudspeth | |||||
Etna | Cherokee | |||||
Fairview | Wilson | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 95 people in 2000. | ||||
Farewell | Dallam | |||||
Farmer | Young | |||||
Fasken | Andrews | |||||
Fastrill | Cherokee | |||||
Flora | Smith | |||||
Fort Belknap | Young | |||||
Fort Griffin | Shackelford | |||||
Fort Holland | Presidio | |||||
Fort Hudson | Val Verde | |||||
Fort Martin Scott | Gillespie | |||||
Fort McKavett | Scabtown, Lehnesburg | Menard | 1850s | 1900s | Historic community | Now a state historic site. |
Fort Oldham | Burleson | |||||
Fort Phantom Hill | Jones | |||||
Fort Quitman | Hudspeth | |||||
Fort Terrett | Sutton | |||||
Frio Town | Frio City | Frio | Original Frio County seat. | |||
Frosa | Limestone | |||||
Fry | Brown | |||||
Fuqua | Liberty | |||||
Gander Slu | Guadalupe | |||||
Gay Hill | Washington | |||||
Ghent | Cherokee | |||||
Gilliland | Knox | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 10 people in 2000. | ||||
Girvin | Pecos | |||||
Glenrio | Deaf Smith | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 10 people in 2000. | ||||
Goforth | Hays | |||||
Gold, Texas | Gillespie | Founded in 1869 by the Gold brothers. | ||||
Golden Pond, Texas | Stonewall | |||||
Gomez, Texas | Old Gomez | Terry | ||||
Goodwill | Washington | |||||
Gorbit | Gorbett, Torbit | Dallas | 1889 | 1904 | Historic Community | Now part of Irving. |
Goshen | Walker | |||||
Graball | Washington | |||||
Granville | Angelina | |||||
Grapetown | Gillespie | |||||
Grass Pond Colony | Wilson | |||||
Grassyville | Bastrop | Abandoned site | ||||
Gray Mule | Floyd | |||||
Graytown | Wilson | Considered a "spread-out rural community." | ||||
Green Valley | Denton | Semi-abandoned site | Still has about 10-15 people. | |||
Grice | Upshur | Considered a "spread-out rural community." | ||||
Grit | Mason | |||||
Gruene | Comal | Historic community; now part of New Braunfels. | ||||
Guadalupe City | Guadalupe | Now part of Seguin. | ||||
Gulf | Old Gulf; Gulf Hill; Big Hill | Matagorda | ||||
Gunsight | Stephens | |||||
Hackberry | Lavaca | |||||
Hagerman | Grayson | Barren: Submerged | Submerged by Lake Texoma in 1944. | |||
Hale City | Hale | Merged with Epworth to form Hale Center. | ||||
Handley | Tarrant | 1876 | 1946 | Historic community | Now part of Fort Worth. | |
Hart Camp | Harts Camp | Lamb | ||||
Haslam | Shelby | Not classified as a ghost town by some. | ||||
Hay Flat | Loving/Winkler | |||||
Hayrick | Coke | |||||
Heckville | Lubbock | |||||
Hedwigs Hill, Texas | Mason | Considered a "spread-out rural community." | ||||
Helena | Karnes | 1852 | Original Karnes County seat. | |||
Helmic | Trinity | Considered a "spread-out rural community." | ||||
Henry's Chapel | Cherokee | Considered a "spread-out rural community." | ||||
Hickory Flats | Bastrop | |||||
Hilda | Mason | |||||
Holt | San Saba | |||||
Hot Springs | Brewster | |||||
Huff | Archer | |||||
Hughes | Irion | |||||
Huron | Hill | |||||
Ilka | Guadalupe | |||||
Illinois Bend | Montague | Not classified as a ghost town by some. | ||||
Indianola | Calhoun | Barren site, submerged | Submerged under Matagorda Bay. | |||
Indio | Starr/Presidio | |||||
Ireland | Coryell/Hamilton | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 60 people in 2000. | ||||
Iron Bridge | Gregg | |||||
Islitas | Webb | |||||
Izoro | Lampasas | |||||
Jakes Colony | Guadalupe | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 95 people in 2000. | ||||
Jarvis | Anderson | |||||
Jean | Young | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 110 people in 2000. | ||||
Jermyn | Jack | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 75 people in 2000. | ||||
Jewel | Eastland | |||||
Jim Town | Dallas | |||||
Jimkurn | Stephens | |||||
Joinerville | Rusk | |||||
Jonesboro | Coryell/Hamilton | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 125 people in 2000. | ||||
Jud | Haskell | |||||
Juniper | Coke | |||||
Juno | Val Verde | |||||
Justiceburg | Garza | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 12 people in 2000. | ||||
Kellyville | Marion | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 75 people in 2000. | ||||
Kelm | Navarro | |||||
Kelsey | Upshur | |||||
Kelso | Deaf Smith | A fake city created for land sales that failed. | ||||
Kent | Culberson | |||||
Kicaster | Wilson | Semi-abandoned | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 100 people in 2000. | |||
Kimball | Bosque | |||||
Kingsmill | Kings Mill | Gray | ||||
Kirk | Bexar | |||||
Kirkland | Childress | |||||
Kittie | Kittie West | Live Oak | ||||
Kittrell | Walker | |||||
Knight | Polk | |||||
Knoxville | Cherokee | |||||
La Casa | Stephens | |||||
La Lomita | Hidalgo | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | ||||
La Plata | Presidio | |||||
La Reunion | Dallas | Barren | Now part of Dallas. Only the cemetery remains. | |||
Lajitas | Brewster | Historic community | ||||
Langtry | Val Verde | Abandoned site | ||||
Larissa | Cherokee | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
Las Cabras | Wilson | |||||
Las Islas | Wilson | |||||
Laurelia | Polk | |||||
League Four | Crosby | |||||
Leesville | Gonzales | |||||
Lemonville | Orange | |||||
Levita | Coryell | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 70 people in 2000. | ||||
Linnville, Brazoria County, Texas | Brazoria | |||||
Linnville, Calhoun County, Texas | Calhoun | |||||
Lobo | Culberson | Abandoned site | ||||
Locker | San Saba | |||||
Lodi | Wilson | |||||
Loire | Wilson | |||||
Loma Vista | Wilson | |||||
Lone Oak | Bexar | Historic community | Seems to be part of San Antonio now. | |||
Longfellow | Pecos | Was a railroad station, not a town. | ||||
Longhorn | Bexar | Absorbed | A company town that became part of San Antonio. | |||
Lookout Valley | Bexar | Location is unknown. | ||||
Los Ojuelos | Webb | |||||
Louetta | Harris | |||||
Lowell | Erath | Only mentioned as being near Armstrong Creek. | ||||
Lozier | Pecos | |||||
Luckenbach | Gillespie | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
Luxello | Bexar | |||||
Lyra | Palo Pinto | |||||
Lytton Springs | Caldwell | |||||
Macksville | Comanche | |||||
Madera Springs | Jeff Davis | |||||
Magwalt | Winkler | No information found. | ||||
Manda | Travis | |||||
Manestee | Tom Green | |||||
Mangum | Eastland | |||||
Manning | Angelina | |||||
Mantua | Collin | |||||
Marcelina | Wilson | |||||
Marysville | Cooke | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 12 people in 2000. | ||||
Maxdale | Bell | |||||
McDuff | Bastrop | |||||
McGirk | Hamilton | |||||
McNeil | Williamson | Historic community | Now part of Austin. | |||
Medicine Mound | Hardeman | |||||
Mendota | Hemphill | |||||
Mentone | Loving | Historic community | The least populated county seat in Texas. | |||
Merle | Burleson | |||||
Merrilltown | Travis | Historic community | Now part of Austin. | |||
Mesquite | Borden | Abandoned site | ||||
Mill Creek | Guadalupe | |||||
Millville | Rusk | Once called Chickenfeather Road. | ||||
Mineral Springs | Panola | |||||
Minters Chapel | Tarrant | |||||
Mobeetie | Hide Town; Hidetown | Wheeler | ||||
Monte Christo | Hidalgo | |||||
Monthalia | Gonzales | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 65 people in 2000. | ||||
Morales | Jackson | |||||
Mormon Mill | Burnet | |||||
Morrill | Cherokee | |||||
Morris Ranch | Gillespie | |||||
Mount Blanco | Crosby | |||||
Mount Olive | Mills | |||||
Muellersville | Washington | |||||
Mustang Prairie | Falls | |||||
Narcisso | Cottle | |||||
Neighborsville | Comal | |||||
Neuse Store | Comal | |||||
New Birmingham | Cherokee | |||||
New Danville | Gregg | Historic community | Now part of Kilgore. | |||
New Fountain | Medina | |||||
New Gulf | Newgulf | Wharton | ||||
New Lynn | Lynn | |||||
New Sweden | Travis | |||||
Newport | Clay | Not classified as a ghost town by some. | ||||
Nix | Lampasas | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 14 people in 2000. | ||||
Nockenut | Wilson | |||||
Nogal | Ochiltree | |||||
Norfleet | Hale | |||||
North Roby | Fisher | Barren site | ||||
Nottawa | Wharton | |||||
Noxville | Kimble | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 6 people in 2000. | ||||
O'Daniel | Guadalupe | Named after a schoolteacher. | ||||
Oak Forest | Gonzales | |||||
Oak Hill | Bastrop | |||||
Oak Hill | Live Oak Springs, Live Oak, Oatmanville | Travis | 1870 | 1990s | Historic community | Now part of Austin. |
Oakland | Colorado | |||||
Ochiltree | Ochiltree | Named after William Beck Ochiltree. | ||||
Ochoa | Presidio | |||||
Odds | Limestone/Falls | |||||
Ohio | Hamilton | |||||
Ojo de Veranda | Presidio | |||||
Olga | Nolan | |||||
Olive | Sunset | Hardin | ||||
Olmos | Guadalupe | |||||
Opdyke namesake of Opdyke West | Hockley | Abandoned site | ||||
Orient | Tom Green | |||||
Orla | Reeves | Historic community | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 183 people in 2000. | |||
Orlena | Cooke | Submerged | Possibly submerged when Lake Texoma was created. | |||
Osage | Colorado | |||||
Oso | Fayette | |||||
Otis Chalk | Howard | 1926 | Named for a rancher whose land had oil. | |||
Otto | Falls | |||||
Owens | Crosby | Named for Tom B. Owens, who built the school. | ||||
Owensville | Robertson | |||||
Owenville | Sutton | |||||
Pandora | Wilson | |||||
Padgett | Young | |||||
Palm Valley | Williamson | Historic community | Now part of Round Rock. | |||
Pandale | Val Verde | |||||
Parita | Bexar | Named after Parita Creek. | ||||
Park Springs | Wise | |||||
Parris | Collin | |||||
Paso Real | Cameron/Willacy | |||||
Peach Creek | Wharton | |||||
Peach Tree Village | Tyler | |||||
Pear Valley | McCulloch | Semi-abandoned | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 37 people in 2000. | |||
Pedernales | Gillespie | |||||
Penick | Jones | |||||
Perico | Dallam | |||||
Pescadito | Webb | |||||
Peyton Colony | Blanco | |||||
Phelan | Bastrop | |||||
Phillips | Hutchinson | 1936 | Home of Phillips Petroleum Company. Abandoned after the owner died. | |||
Pila Blanca | Duval | |||||
Pilares | Presidio | |||||
Pine Springs | Culberson | |||||
Pisek | Colorado | |||||
Pisgah | Navarro | |||||
Pittsville | Fort Bend | |||||
Plata | Presidio | |||||
Pleasant Hill | Houston | Only the town cemetery remains. | ||||
Plemons | Hutchinson | Only the town cemetery remains. | ||||
Plummer Crossing | Wilson | |||||
Poesta | Hatchers | Bee | Originally named "Hatchers." | |||
Polonia | Caldwell | |||||
Pontotoc | Mason | |||||
Port Sullivan | Milam | |||||
Porterville | Loving | |||||
Porvenir | Presidio | See also Porvenir massacre (1918). | ||||
Praha | Newton | |||||
Preston | Wharton | |||||
Princeton | Newton | Abandoned | Abandoned in the early 1900s. | |||
Pringle | Hutchinson | |||||
Proffitt | Young | Named for the John Proffitt ranching family. | ||||
Provident City | Colorado | 1909 | 1930s | Started as a land sale, mostly abandoned during the Great Depression. | ||
Pumpville | Val Verde | Not classified as a ghost town by some. | ||||
Pyote | Ward | |||||
Quigley | Jasper | |||||
Quincy | Bee | Originally known as the John Quincy Ranch. | ||||
Rath City | Stonewall | |||||
Rayner | Stonewall | Original Stonewall County seat. | ||||
Redbarn | Pecos | Named for a barn on the Yates Oil Field. | ||||
Red River Station | Montague | |||||
Regency | Mills | |||||
Remlig | Jasper | |||||
Rexville | Austin | No longer exists. | ||||
Ridout | Wilson | Very little information found. | ||||
Rock Island | Washington/Waller | No longer exists. | ||||
Roosevelt | Kimble | Named for President Theodore Roosevelt. | ||||
Rooster Springs | Hays | No longer exists. | ||||
Ross City | Howard | No longer exists. | ||||
Royston, Texas | Fisher | |||||
Runnels City | Runnels | No longer exists. | ||||
Rustler Springs | Culberson | No longer exists. | ||||
St. Mary's of Aransas | Refugio | |||||
Sage | Burnet | |||||
Salona | Montague | |||||
Salt Flat | Hudspeth | |||||
Salt Gap | McCullouch | |||||
Sam Fordyce | Hidalgo | |||||
Saspamco | Wilson | |||||
San Vicente | Brewster | |||||
Sanco | Coke | |||||
Sandy Hills | Wilson | No longer exists. | ||||
Santa Rita | Cameron | No longer exists. | ||||
Santo Tomás | Webb | No longer exists. | ||||
Sarahville de Viesca | Bucksnort | Falls | No longer exists. | |||
Savage | Crosby | |||||
Savage | Fannin | |||||
Senterfitt | Lampasas | No longer exists. | ||||
Shafter | Presidio | |||||
Shafter Lake | Andrews | No longer exists. | ||||
Shannon | Clay | |||||
Sher-Han | Hansford | No longer exists. | ||||
Sherwood | Irion | Original Irion County seat. | ||||
Signal Hill | Hutchinson | No longer exists. | ||||
Silver | Coke | Not classified as a ghost town, has active businesses. | ||||
Sipe Springs | Comanche | No longer exists. | ||||
Sipe Springs | Milam | No longer exists. | ||||
Sivells Bend | Cooke | |||||
Slide | Lubbock | |||||
Smeltertown | El Paso | No longer exists. | ||||
Smithfield | Tarrant | 1958 | Absorbed | Became part of North Richland Hills in 1958. | ||
Soash | Howard | No longer exists. | ||||
Sowers | Dallas | Historic community | No longer exists, part of Irving. | |||
Spanish Fort | Montague | Neglected | Had 50 people in 2000, but all buildings are empty. | |||
Spurlin | Hamilton | No longer exists. | ||||
Starrville | Smith | |||||
Sterley | Floyd | Had 10 people living there in 1990. | ||||
Sterling | Robertson | No longer exists. | ||||
Steward's Mill | Freestone | Had 22 people in 2000. | ||||
Stiles | Reagan | Before 1877 | Original Reagan County seat. Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 4 people in 2000. | |||
Sullivan | Guadalupe | No longer exists. | ||||
Sumpter | Trinity | No longer exists. Once home to outlaw John Wesley Hardin. | ||||
Sunnyside | Menard | No longer exists. | ||||
Sunshine Hill | Wichita | No longer exists. | ||||
Sutherland Springs | Wilson | |||||
Swartwout | Polk | Sam Houston was an owner in this town. | ||||
Swastika | Hale | Removed from maps after WWII. May have just been a train stop. | ||||
Sweden | Duval | |||||
Sweet Home | Guadalupe | Before 1877 | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 80 people in 2000. | |||
Sycamore | Guadalupe | No longer exists. | ||||
Tarrant | Hopkins | No longer exists. | ||||
Tascosa | Oldham | Cal Farley's Boys Ranch was built here. | ||||
Tee Pee City | Motley | No longer exists. | ||||
Tehuacana | Limestone | Historic community | ||||
Telegraph | Kimble | Not classified as a ghost town by some. | ||||
Telico | Ellis | |||||
Tennyson | Coke | |||||
Terlingua | Brewster | A former ghost town that became active again. Had 267 people in 2000. | ||||
Texana | Jackson | No longer exists, but important during the Texas Revolution. | ||||
Texla | Orange | No longer exists. | ||||
Texon | Reagan | No longer exists. | ||||
The Grove | Coryell | |||||
Three Oaks | Wilson | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 150 residents in 2000. | ||||
Thurber | Erath | 1888 | ca. 1937 | Semi-abandoned site | A company town that was once the biggest city between Fort Worth and El Paso. | |
Tiemann | Guadalupe | No longer exists. | ||||
Tigertown | Washington | |||||
Toadsuck | Toadsuck Saloon | Grayson | No longer exists. | |||
Tokio | Terry | |||||
Tolbert | Wilbarger | Not classified as a ghost town by some. | ||||
Toyah | Reeves | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
Toyahvale | Reeves | |||||
Towash | Hill | No longer exists. | ||||
Trickham | Coleman | Semi-abandoned | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 12 residents in 2000. | |||
Tucker | Anderson | |||||
Tuckertown | Navarro | No longer exists. | ||||
Tuff | Bandera | No longer exists. | ||||
Tuleta | Bee | |||||
Turpentine | Jasper | No longer exists. | ||||
Twin Sisters | Blanco | |||||
Union Valley | Wilson | Not classified as a ghost town by some, had 52 residents in 2000. | ||||
Unity | Wilson | No longer exists. | ||||
Upland | Upton | No longer exists. | ||||
Upton | Bastrop | |||||
Utica | Smith | No longer exists. | ||||
Vandenburg | Medina | No longer exists. | ||||
Verbena | Garza | No longer exists. | ||||
Vesrue | Winkler | No longer exists. | ||||
Vieja Springs | Presidio | |||||
Virginia City | Bailey | No longer exists. | ||||
Waring | Kendall | |||||
Warren | Fannin | No longer exists. | ||||
Wasp Creek | Kendall | |||||
Wastella | Nolan | Not classified as a ghost town, has a small population. | ||||
Watson | Red River/Comanche | 1936 | Did not exist after 1936. | |||
Watkins | Terrell | No longer exists. | ||||
Watkins | Van Zandt | No longer exists. | ||||
Wayside | Lynn | No longer exists. | ||||
Welfare | Kendall | Semi-abandoned | Not classified as a ghost town, has a small population. | |||
Wenasco | Jasper | No longer exists. | ||||
White City | Gaines | No longer exists. | ||||
Whiteway | Hamilton | Semi-abandoned | Not classified as a ghost town, has a small population. | |||
Whiteflat | Motley | Semi-abandoned | Not classified as a ghost town, has a small population. | |||
Whittenburg | Hutchinson | No longer exists, merged with Phillips, which is also a ghost town. | ||||
Who'd Thought It | Hopkins | No longer exists. | ||||
Whon | Coleman | Semi-abandoned | Not classified as a ghost town, has a small population. | |||
Wild Cat Bluff | Anderson | No longer exists. | ||||
Williams Ranch | Mills | No longer exists. | ||||
Winklemann | Washington | 1983 | 1989 | Created as a tourist village, then auctioned off. | ||
Wintergreen | Karnes | No longer exists. | ||||
Woodward | LaSalle | Semi-abandoned | Not classified as a ghost town, has a small population. | |||
Woody | Loving | No longer exists. | ||||
Yegua | Washington | No longer exists. | ||||
Zeirath | Jasper | No longer exists. | ||||
Zella | McMullen | No longer exists. | ||||
Ziler | Howard | No longer exists. | ||||
Zionville | Washington | |||||
Zorn | Guadalupe | |||||
Zuehl | Guadalupe |
Images for kids
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An old, empty jail in Clairemont.
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An abandoned school building in Benton City.
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This school in Close City is now empty.
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An abandoned church in Estacado.
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What's left of the Kent Public School.
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An abandoned school in Mesquite.
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A historical marker shows where Rath City used to be.
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The old, empty courthouse in Stiles.
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An abandoned school building in Whiteflat.
More Places to Learn
- Texas – GhostTowns.com
- Texas Ghost Towns
- Texas Escapes online magazine
- Ghost Towns of Texas. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986. Google Books. Retrieved August 19, 2013.