Central
Texas (North) Ghost Town List
|
| TOWN |
COUNTY |
Description |
| Alligator |
Bell |
Once
upon a time ... |
| Alton
11-12-07 |
Denton |
Fascinating
history |
| Babylon
|
Navarro |
Not
on County Map |
| Beattie |
Comanche |
Near
Comanche |
| Belcherville
4-4-07 |
Montague |
Population:
34 |
| Birdston |
Navarro |
All
that remains today is the Birdston Cemetery |
| Boz |
Ellis |
Threatened
by the supercollider project |
| Brazos
Point 4-9-07 |
Bosque |
With
a bridge |
| Buena
Vista |
Ellis |
West of Waxahachie |
| Bug
Tussle |
Fannin |
Everybody's favorite place name |
| Bulcher
|
Cooke |
South
of the Red River |
| Bullock
10-14-07 |
Young |
Population:
0 |
| Carlton |
Hamilton
|
Ghost
town with a post office |
| Carter |
Parker |
Established
around a flourmill |
| Chalk
Mountain |
Erath |
A
cemetery and a Masonic lodge |
| Climax
|
Collin |
Not
on the Texas Official Travel Map |
| Cottage
Hill |
Collin |
Not
on the Texas Official Travel Map |
| Custer
City |
Cooke |
Named after George Armstrong Custer |
| Dew |
Freestone |
Annual
Homecoming |
| Dexter
2-21-08 |
Cooke |
Not
on the Texas Official Travel Map |
| Dido |
Tarrant |
Bypassed
by the railroad - again |
| Direct |
Lamar |
Near
Paris |
| Donahoe |
Bell |
Flowers
For Sarah Herndon |
| Finis |
Jack |
The
end of Finis |
| Gibtown |
Jack |
Once
a commercial center for three Counties |
| Glory |
Lamar |
Near
Paris |
| Hagerman
1-13-08 |
Grayson |
Under
Lake Texoma |
| Hebron |
Denton |
A
Ghost Town That Isn’t |
| Hemming
|
Cooke |
Tornado |
| Hope
4-24-08 |
Lavaca |
Two
active churches |
| Hubbard |
Coryell |
Now
on the grounds of Fort Hood |
| Illinois
Bend |
Montague
|
Close
to Oklahoma |
| Ireland |
Coryell |
Near
Gatesville |
| Jellico |
Tarrant |
Near
Grapevine |
| Kimball
|
Bosque |
A
ghost town in a park by a lake |
| Lanham
4-14-08 |
Hamilton
|
Church
and cemetery |
| Lime
City 11-24-07 |
Coryell
|
On
private property |
| Nash |
Ellis |
Near
Waxahachie |
| Norse |
Bosque |
Norwegian
Settelment |
| Odds
|
Limestone
|
Not
far from Waco |
| Ohio
|
Hamilton
|
On
Plum Creek |
| Osage
10-24-07 |
Coryell
|
Not
on the map |
| Pancake
11-16-07 |
Coryell
|
It's
about mail |
| Perry
|
Falls |
Near
Waco |
| Poe
Prairie |
Parker |
A
cemetery |
| Red
River Station |
Montague
|
One
of Texas' early ghost towns |
| Richard |
Collin |
A
cemetery |
| Sipe
Springs |
Comanche
|
"Little
girl, age 3 died 1870, moving west." |
| Spanish
Fort |
Montague
|
Close
to Oklahoma |
| Steele
Creek Community |
Limestone
|
A
cemetery |
| Streetman |
Freestone |
Population
declined after WWII |
| Taylor
Town |
Lamar |
Near
Paris |
| The
Grove 12-6-07 |
Coryell
|
Near
Temple |
| Thurber
|
Erath |
Texas'
premier ghost town |
| Toadsuck |
Grayson |
Now
part of Collinsville |
| Toto |
Parker |
Formerly
known as Ray School Community |
Central
Texas (South) Ghost Town List
|
| TOWN |
COUNTY |
Description |
| Albuquerque |
Gonzales |
Totally
deserted by 1912 |
| Alexander |
Erath |
A
ghost town with ghosts |
| Ammansville
|
Fayette |
A
ghost town with a painted church |
| Big
Lump |
Milam |
No
evidence of the community remains |
| Boonville |
Brazos |
Former
town site now inside a cemetery |
| Bryant
Station 12-1-06 |
Milam |
Not
on State Map |
| Bushdale |
Milam |
A
cemetery |
| Cheapside |
Gonzales |
A
recent ghost |
| Clarkson |
Milam |
Population:
10 |
| Colorado
City |
Fayette |
A
lost town, almost the Capital of Texas |
| Concrete |
Guadalupe |
A
cemetery |
| Dewville |
Gonzales |
On
the Old San Antonio Road |
| Dubina |
Fayette |
"Painted
church" & "Piano Bridge" |
| Gay
Hill |
Washington |
On
La Bahia scenic drive |
| Gay
Hill 12-1-06 |
Fayette |
On
Highway 71 |
| Hackberry
|
Lavaca |
Not
on the map |
| High
Hill |
Fayette |
A
ghost town with a painted church |
| Independence
|
Washington |
Alive
and well |
| Goodwill
9-7-07 |
Washington |
Not
on the county map |
| Kirtley
7-1-07 |
Fayette |
Grew
around Barton Creek cemetery |
| Kovar |
Bastrop |
Population
Unknown |
| La
Bahia |
Washington |
On
the Old La Bahia Road |
| Matthews |
Colorado |
On
detailed county maps |
| McDuff |
Bastrop |
Near
Austin |
| Mecca |
Madison |
One
of the oldest settlements in Madison Co |
| Oak
Hill |
Bastrop |
Casualty
of WWII |
| Nickel |
Gonzales |
Still on the map |
| Old
Moulton |
Lavaca |
Moulton
moved 2 miles East |
| Ottine |
Gonzales |
Near
Palmetto State Park |
|
Petersburg |
Lavaca |
Former
County Seat |
| Praha |
Fayette |
A
ghost town with a painted church |
| Rock
Island |
Colorado |
"The
Northern City on the Gulf" |
| Rush
Creek |
Wise |
Today
a cemetery with a historical marker |
| Rush
Creek |
Navarro |
Population
0 |
| Serbin |
Lee |
The
Wendish Capital of Texas |
| Stoneham
12-29-07 |
Grimes |
Population
12 |
| Velehrad
11-6-06 |
Lavaca |
On
Fayette/ LaVaca County Line Road |
| Washington |
Washington |
Just
outside Washington-On-The-Brazos |
| William
Penn |
Washington |
On
La Bahia scenic drive |
| Zack |
Brazos |
Not
on County Map |
| Zulch |
Madison |
Population
0 |
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