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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Texas.

Classification

Barren site
  • Sites no longer in existence
  • Sites that have been destroyed
  • Submerged
  • Reverted to pasture
  • May have a few difficult-to-find foundations/footings at most
Neglected site
  • Only rubble left
  • All buildings uninhabited
  • Roofless building ruins
  • Some buildings or houses still standing
Abandoned site
  • Buildings or houses still standing
  • Buildings and houses all abandoned
  • No population, except caretaker
  • Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings (for example old church, grocery store)
Semi-abandoned site
  • Building or houses still standing
  • Buildings and houses largely abandoned
  • Fewer than 50 residents
  • Many abandoned buildings
  • Small population
Historic community
  • Building or houses still standing
  • Still a busy community
  • Smaller than its boom years
  • Population has decreased dramatically, to one fifth or less
  • May now be census designated place
  • May have been Absorbed by extant entity

List

Name Other names County Settled Abandoned Current status Notes/references
Acala Hudspeth Before 1925 Semi-abandoned Population high-mark of 100
Acme Hardeman 1898 Semi-abandoned Georgia-Pacific Gypsum plant is still in operation at townsite
Adkins Bexar 1880s Historic community Unincorporated community, last reported population figure was 241 in 1990
Adobe Walls Hutchinson 1843 Barren site See also First Battle of Adobe Walls, Second Battle of Adobe Walls
Adobes Presidio 1870s Neglected site Only scattered ruins and the cemetery remain.
Albert Martinsburg Gillespie 1877 Semi-abandoned Location of historic Albert Dance Hall.
Albuquerque Gonzales/Wilson 1857 Barren site Later survey found it to be in Gonzales County, not Wilson as believed at founding.
Aldridge Jasper 1890s Barren site Logging town hampered by several mill fires, bypassed by railroad
Alexander Erath 1876 Historic community Population high mark was 381; approximately 40 remain as of 2000.
Allamoore Allamore, Carrizo Hudspeth 1888 Semi-abandoned
Alton Pinckneyville Denton 1848 1856 Semi-abandoned Original Denton County seat; currently remains a ghost town with only the infamous Old Alton Bridge and the cemetery being left.
Alum Wilson Before 1900 Semi abandoned Little recorded history, once had a general store and small school.
Ammans Crossing Kendall Little information found.
Anarene Archer 1908 1950s Barren site Zero tangible remains
Aransas City Aransas 1837 1847 Barren site Original Refugio County seat
Arden Irion 1885 Semi-abandoned One homestead and cemetery are only remains
Arno Reeves 1907 1915 Barren site Population high mark of 20 residents.
Arispe La Valley Hudspeth 1885 1940s Abandoned Population high mark of 57
Auburn Ellis 1850's Semi-abandoned Only scattered residences and cemetery remain
Audra Taylor Before 1900 1910s Barren site Bypassed by railroad and supplanted by nearby Bradshaw
Audubon Wise 1865 1900s Barren site Very little information found; bypassed by railroad
Ayr Deaf Smith 1890 1895 Barren site Supplanted by La Plata as county seat and abandoned
Ayres Washington 1835 Barren site One of Stephen F. Austin's original colonies.
Bankersmith Kendall 1913 By 1980 Barren site No longer exists
Bartonsite Barton Ranch Hale 1907 1921 Barren site Most of town's structures were relocated to Abernathy.
Becton Lubbock 1917 Semi-abandoned Current population of 125
Belcherville Montague 1858 Semi-abandoned Current population estimated at 35
Belknap Young 1851 Historic community See Fort Belknap
Belle Plain Callahan 1876 1909 Neglected site Original Callahan County seat. Ruins of Belle Plain college and cemetery only remnants
Belzora Smith 1850 1930s Abandoned site Once a prominent inland port, now abandoned
Ben Ficklin Benficklin Tom Green 1873 1882 Barren site Original Tom Green county seat, destroyed by catastrophic flood
Benina Ashton, Boren's Mills San Augustine 1871 1940s Barren site No longer exists
Benton Kendall Barren site Little information found
Benton City Benton Atascosa 1876 1956 Historic community Absorbed by Lytle
Best Reagan 1924 Abandoned site Oil boomtown, once home to 3,500 residents
Bettina Llano 1847 Barren site Commune started by German freethinkers
Bexar La Colorada, La Mina de la Colorada Bexar 1854 Semi-abandoned Bypassed by railroad
Birchville Smith Ranch Hudspeth Barren site No longer exists
Birdville Tarrant 1841 Historic community Absorbed by Haltom City
Bitter Creek Nolan 1880s Barren site Near present-day Sweetwater
Block Creek Kendall 1884 1940s Barren site Commune started by German freethinkers
Blumenthal Gillespie ca. 1900 Semi-abandoned site
Boise Oldham Abandoned site Railroad town, very little information found
Boldtville Wilson
Bomarton Baylor
Boonville Brazos
Boracho Culberson
Boz Ellis
Bradshaw Taylor 1909 1990s Semi-abandoned Population high-mark was 450, 61 remained as of 2000
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 Redirects to Metropolitan Church Association. Burning Bush Colony was 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 empoundment of 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 for the Copane Indians.
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 impoundment of the Hubbard Creek Reservoir
Cuthbert Mitchell 1890
Dalby Springs Bowie
Danville Gregg Historic community, absorbed by 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 Still contains a few residents that are working on restoring the town.
Dietz Guadalupe
Dillon Hopkins
Dixie Grayson
Doan's Crossing Doans Wilbarger 1878 Started in 1878 as a cattle-drive trading post by Jonathan Doan and his nephew Corwin Doan. Quanah Parker traded here.
Dodge City Williamson
Dolores Webb
Dolores Viejo Zapata
Dolores Nuevo Nueva Dolores Zapata
Doseido Colony Wilson
Doole Gansel Concho 1911 Renamed at the request of the United States Postal Service.
Drop Dewdrop Denton 1854 1910 Semi-abandoned Still one or two residents in the area.
Drumright Glasscock
Dryden Terrell
Duffau Erath
Dull La Salle
Dumas Wood
Dye Mound Dye Montague Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 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 Elizabethtown is now just a muddy field open for lease, about 2 miles from the Texas Motor Speedway. The only remnant is the 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 Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 95.
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 Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 10.
Girvin Pecos
Glenrio Deaf Smith Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 10.
Goforth Hays
Gold, Texas Gillespie Rheingold School is an NRHP listing. Founded in 1869 by the families of two German brothers, Jacob and Peter Gold, who owned most of the land. It was unofficially known as Rheingold
Golden Pond, Texas Stonewall
Gomez, Texas Old Gomez Terry
Goodwill Washington
Gorbit Gorbett, Torbit Dallas 1889 1904 Historic Community Absorbed by Irving
Goshen Walker
Graball Washington
Granville Angelina
Grapetown Gillespie
Grass Pond Colony Wilson
Grassyville Bastrop Abandoned site
Gray Mule Floyd
Graytown Wilson Handbook of Texas refers to this as a "dispersed rural community".
Green Valley Denton Semi-abandoned site Still has a population of around 10-15 people.
Grice Upshur Handbook of Texas refers to this as a "dispersed rural community".
Grit Mason
Gruene Comal Historic community; absorbed by New Braunfels.
Guadalupe City Guadalupe Absorbed by Seguin
Gulf Old Gulf; Gulf Hill; Big Hill Matagorda
Gunsight Stephens
Hackberry Lavaca
Hagerman Grayson Barren: Submerged Submerged by the Lake Texoma impoundment in 1944
Hale City Hale Merged with Epworth to form Hale Center.
Handley Tarrant 1876 1946 Historic community Absorbed by Fort Worth
Hart Camp Harts Camp Lamb
Haslam Shelby Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town.
Hay Flat Loving/Winkler
Hayrick Coke
Heckville Lubbock
Hedwigs Hill, Texas Mason Handbook of Texas refers to this as a "dispersed rural community".
Helena Karnes 1852 Original Karnes County seat.
Helmic Trinity Handbook of Texas refers to this as a "dispersed rural community".
Henry's Chapel Cherokee Handbook of Texas refers to this as a "dispersed rural community".
Hickory Flats Bastrop
Hilda Mason
Holt San Saba
Hot Springs Brewster
Huff Archer
Hughes Irion
Huron Hill
Ilka Guadalupe
Illinois Bend Montague Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town.
Indianola Calhoun Barren site, submerged Submerged under Matagorda Bay.
Indio Starr/Presidio
Ireland Coryell/Hamilton Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 60.
Iron Bridge Gregg
Islitas Webb
Izoro Lampasas
Jakes Colony Guadalupe Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 95.
Jarvis Anderson
Jean Young Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 110.
Jermyn Jack Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 75.
Jewel Eastland
Jim Town Dallas
Jimkurn Stephens
Joinerville Rusk
Jonesboro Coryell/Hamilton Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 125.
Jud Haskell
Juniper Coke
Juno Val Verde
Justiceburg Garza Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 12.
Kellyville Marion Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Community tied to the tourist trade from Caddo Lake State Park. Year 2000 population of 75.
Kelm Navarro
Kelsey Upshur
Kelso Deaf Smith The town that never was. Land sales scheme created by George G. Wright, who constructed a fake city on the property. That, and other Kelso schemes by Wright, failed.
Kent Culberson
Kicaster Wilson Semi-abandoned Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 100.
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 1975 National Register of Historic Places
La Plata Presidio
La Reunion Dallas Barren Absorbed by Dallas. The only confirmed remnant is the cemetery.
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 Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 70.
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 Appears to have been absorbed by San Antonio.
Longfellow Pecos Railroad station, not a town.
Longhorn Bexar Absorbed Company town (from Longhorn Cement Company) abandoned and eventually absorbed by San Antonio.
Lookout Valley Bexar Unknown where or what this is
Los Ojuelos Webb
Louetta Harris
Lowell Erath The only mention of Lowell in Erath County is that's it's 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 on this one
Manda Travis
Manestee Tom Green
Mangum Eastland
Manning Angelina
Mantua Collin
Marcelina Wilson
Marysville Cooke Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 12.
Maxdale Bell
McDuff Bastrop
McGirk Hamilton
McNeil Williamson Historic community Absorbed by Austin.
Medicine Mound Hardeman
Mendota Hemphill
Mentone Loving Historic community Least populated seat of least populated county in Texas
Merle Burleson
Merrilltown Travis Historic community Absorbed by Austin.
Mesquite Borden Abandoned site
Mill Creek Guadalupe
Millville Rusk Formerly known as Chickenfeather Road
Mineral Springs Panola
Minters Chapel Tarrant
Mobeetie Hide Town; Hidetown Wheeler
Monte Christo Hidalgo
Monthalia Gonzales Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 65.
Morales Jackson
Mormon Mill Burnet
Morrill Cherokee
Morris Ranch Gillespie
Mount Blanco Crosby This link currently redirects Mount Blanco.
Mount Olive Mills
Muellersville Washington
Mustang Prairie Falls
Narcisso Cottle
Neighborsville Comal
Neuse Store Comal
New Birmingham Cherokee
New Danville Gregg Historic community Absorbed by Kilgore.
New Fountain Medina
New Gulf Newgulf Wharton
New Lynn Lynn
New Sweden Travis
Newport Clay Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town.
Nix Lampasas Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 14.
Nockenut Wilson
Nogal Ochiltree
Norfleet Hale
North Roby Fisher Barren site
Nottawa Wharton
Noxville Kimble Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 6.
O'Daniel Guadalupe Named for schoolteacher John N. O'Daniel
Oak Forest Gonzales
Oak Hill Bastrop
Oak Hill Live Oak Springs, Live Oak, Oatmanville Travis 1870 1990s Historic community Absorbed by Austin
Oakland Colorado
Ochiltree Ochiltree Named for 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 Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 183.
Orlena Cooke Submerged Possibly submerged with the creation of Lake Texoma
Osage Colorado
Oso Fayette
Otis Chalk Howard 1926 Named for the rancher whose oil-rich land triggered a 1926 local oil boom.
Otto Falls
Owens Crosby Named for Tom B. Owens, who built the schoolhouse.
Owensville Robertson
Owenville Sutton
Pandora Wilson
Padgett Young
Palm Valley Williamson Historic community Absorbed by Round Rock.
Pandale Val Verde
Parita Bexar Named for Parita Creek
Park Springs Wise
Parris Collin
Paso Real Cameron/Willacy
Peach Creek Wharton
Peach Tree Village Tyler
Pear Valley McCulloch Semi-abandoned Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 37.
Pedernales Gillespie
Penick Jones
Perico Dallam
Pescadito Webb
Peyton Colony Blanco
Phelan Bastrop
Phillips Hutchinson 1936 One-time home of Phillips Petroleum Company, founded on land owned by James A. Whittenburg. The town ceased to exist after the 1936 death of Whittenburg.
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", but renamed for nearby Poesta Creek.
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 20th century.
Pringle Hutchinson
Proffitt Young Named for the John Proffitt ranching family.
Provident City Colorado 1909 1930s Began as a land promotion in 1909. Mostly abandoned during the Great Depression in the United States.
Pumpville Val Verde Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town.
Pyote Ward
Quigley Jasper
Quincy Bee Originally known as the John Quincy Ranch.
Rath City Stonewall
Rayner Stonewall Original Stonewall County seat.
Redbarn Pecos Yates Oil Field is here. The town was named for the barn Ira and Ann Yates had on their property. Iraan, Texas is a combination of their names.
Red River Station Montague
Regency Mills
Remlig Jasper
Rexville Austin No longer exists.
Ridout Wilson Obscure, very little info found.
Rock Island Washington/Waller No longer exists.
Roosevelt Kimble Named for President Theodore Roosevelt, who allegedly visited the area with the Rough Riders. Founded by W. B. Wagoner.
Rooster Springs Hays No longer exists.
Ross City Howard No longer exists, per Texas Almanac.
Royston, Texas Fisher
Runnels City Runnels No longer exists.
Rustler Springs Culberson Texas Almanac says this town 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, and there are active businesses here.
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 Annexed by North Richland Hills in 1958.
Soash Howard No longer exists.
Sowers Dallas Historic community No longer exists, absorbed by Irving.
Spanish Fort Montague Neglected Year 2000 Spanish Fort population was 50, but all structures are abandoned.
Spurlin Hamilton No longer exists.
Starrville Smith
Sterley Floyd 10 persons living here in 1990.
Sterling Robertson No longer exists.
Steward's Mill Freestone Population of 22 in 2000 census.
Stiles Reagan Before 1877 Original Reagan County seat. Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Established by former slaves prior to 1877. Population of four persons in 2000.
Sullivan Guadalupe No longer exists.
Sumpter Trinity No longer exists. Once the home of outlaw John Wesley Hardin
Sunnyside Menard No longer exists.
Sunshine Hill Wichita No longer exists.
Sutherland Springs Wilson
Swartwout Polk Sam Houston was a shareholder in this town.
Swastika Hale Removed from all maps after the WWII rise of Nazi Germany. No evidence exists that this was an actual community, but might have been a train switch stop.
Sweden Duval
Sweet Home Guadalupe Before 1877 Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Established by former slaves prior to 1877. Population of 80 persons in the year-2000 census.
Sycamore Guadalupe No longer exists.
Tarrant Hopkins No longer exists.
Tascosa Oldham Cal Farley's Boys Ranch built on this land in 1939.
Tee Pee City Motley No longer exists.
Tehuacana Limestone Historic community
Telegraph Kimble Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town.
Telico Ellis
Tennyson Coke
Terlingua Brewster Former ghost town that came back to life with its annual chili cook-off. 2000 population was 267.
Texana Jackson No longer exists, but was significant during the 1835–36 Texas Revolution.
Texla Orange No longer exists.
Texon Reagan No longer exists.
The Grove Coryell
Three Oaks Wilson Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town, with a year-2000 population of 150 residents.
Thurber Erath 1888 ca. 1937 Semi-abandoned site Company town (Texas and Pacific Oil and Coal Company); at its peak was most populous city between Fort Worth and El Paso.
Tiemann Guadalupe No longer exists.
Tigertown Washington
Toadsuck Toadsuck Saloon Grayson No longer exists. Originally called Toadsuck Saloon. In the vernacular of its era, a "suck" sometimes referred to a whirlpool.
Tokio Terry
Tolbert Wilbarger Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town.
Toyah Reeves Semi-abandoned site
Toyahvale Reeves
Towash Hill No longer exists.
Trickham Coleman Semi-abandoned Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town, with a year-2000 population of 12 residents. The peak population was 150 in year 1892.
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 Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town, with a year-2000 population of 52 residents.
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 Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Small population, but not a ghost town.
Watson Red River/Comanche 1936 Nonexistent as of 1936.
Watkins Terrell No longer exists.
Watkins Van Zandt No longer exists.
Wayside Lynn No longer exists.
Welfare Kendall Semi-abandoned Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Small population, but not a ghost town.
Wenasco Jasper No longer exists
White City Gaines No longer exists.
Whiteway Hamilton Semi-abandoned Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Small population, but not a ghost town.
Whiteflat Motley Semi-abandoned Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Small population, but not a ghost town.
Whittenburg Hutchinson No longer exists, merged with Phillips, Texas, now also a ghost town.
Who'd Thought It Hopkins No longer exists.
Whon Coleman Semi-abandoned Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Small population, but not a ghost town.
Wild Cat Bluff Anderson No longer exists.
Williams Ranch Mills No longer exists.
Winklemann Washington 1983 1989 Created in 1983 by developer Ray Winkelmann, as a type of tourist attraction village. He had 93 employees and ran tours through the town. He auctioned the town off in 1989.
Wintergreen Karnes No longer exists.
Woodward LaSalle Semi-abandoned Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Small population, but not a ghost town.
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

  • Clairemont Texas Abandoned Jail

    Abandoned jail in Clairemont (Kent County)

  • Benton City Institute

    Abandoned school in Benton City (Atascosa County)

  • Close City Texas abandoned school

    Abandoned school in Close City (Garza County)

  • Estacado Texas Church 2011

    Abandoned church in Estacado (Crosby/Lubbock County)

  • KentTexasPS

    Ruins of Kent Public School (Culberson County)

  • Mesquite School Borden County Texas 2010

    Abandoned school in Mesquite (Borden County)

  • Rath City Texas 2009

    Historical marker at former Rath City (Stonewall County)

  • Stiles Texas 2004

    Abandoned courthouse in Stiles (Reagan County)

  • Wastella Texas grain elevator 2011

    Abandoned grain elevator in Wastella (Nolan County)

  • Whiteflat Texas Abandoned School

    Abandoned school in Whiteflat (Motley County)

Additional sourcing

  • 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.
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