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TEXAS GHOST TOWNS

Vanishing Texas -
The deserted, forgotten, abandoned towns

Texas Ghost Town A - Z
Alphabetical Listing of 1075 Texas Ghost Towns

Texas Ghost Towns (listed by region):


Regions as designated by TED & TXDoT:
  • Central Texas (North) Ghost Towns
  • Central Texas (South) Ghost Towns
  • Prairies & Lakes
  • Texas Hill Country Ghost Towns
  • Hill Country
  • West Texas Ghost Towns See also Panhandle
  • Big Bend Country
  • Texas Panhandle Ghost Towns
  • Panhandle Plains
  • East Texas Ghost Towns
  • Piney Woods
  • Texas Gulf Coast Ghost Towns
  • Gulf Coast
  • South Texas Ghost Towns
  • South Texas Plains

    2024 Featured Ghost Towns

    Odell
  • Odell Wilbarger Co 1-8-24
  • Texon
  • Texon Reagan Co 1-5-24

  • 2023 Featured Ghost Towns

    Proffitt
  • Proffitt Young Co 7-29-23
  • Hovey
  • Hovey Pecos co 7-10-23


  • Sugar Loaf Coryell Co 7-13-23
  • Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill Dallam Co 6-14-23
  • Dixieland
  • Dixieland Reeves Co 6-14-23
  • Stewards Mill
  • Stewarts Mill Freestone Co 6-4-23
  • Luxello
  • Luxello Bexar Co 4-16-23

  • Rescue Lampasas Co 4-20-23
  • Sanco
  • Sanco Coke Co 2-9-23
  • Craft
  • Craft Cherokee Co 2-2-23
  • Chautauqua
  • Chautauqua Callahan Co 1-29-23
  • Hyman
  • Hyman Mitchell Co 1-4-23

  • Pedernales Gillespie Co 1-15-23

  • 2022 Featured Ghost Towns

  • Pickens Henderson Co 11-7-22
  • Kent Culberson Co 11-7-22
  • Belle Plain Callahan Co 7-22-22
  • Hagerman
  • Hagerman Grayson Co submerged ghost town 5-6-22
  • Gasoline
  • Gasoline Bosque Co 4-13-22
  • Kirkland
  • Kirkland Childress Co 3-3-22
  • Clareville
  • Clareville Bee Co 3-1-22
  • Medicine Mound
  • Medicine Mound Hardeman Co 1-5-22

  • Sodville San Patricio Co

  • 2021 Featured Ghost Towns

    Upland
  • Upland First Upton County Seat 12-12-21
  • Camden
  • Camden Gregg Co 12-9-21
  • Guion
  • Guion Taylor Co 11-17-21
  • Clinton Hunt Co
  • Clinton Former DeWitt County seat 10-8-21

  • Clinton Hunt Co 10-5-21
  • Erskine Concho Co 10-10-21
  • Griffin
  • Griffin Cherokee Co 9-25-21
  • Espuela
  • Espuela Dickens Co 9-10-21
  • Zulu
  • Zulu Hansford Co 3-1-21
  • Alamito Peesidio Co 6-12-21
  • Durham Borden Co 2-5-21
  • Marcelina Wilson Co 5-13-21
  • Ruth Concho Co
  • Ruth Coryell Co
  • Stevens Sherman Co 3-20-21
  • Winchell Brown Co 9-15-21




  • Texas Submerged Ghost Towns :


  • Aiken Bell Co - Under Lake Belton
  • Bayou Sabine Co - Under Toledo Bend Reservoir
  • Biegel Fayette Co - Under Fayette Power Plant Lake
  • Bland Bell Co - Under Lake Belton
  • Brookhaven Bell Co - Under Lake Belton
  • Curry Stephens Co - Under Hubbard Creek Reservoir
  • Devil’s River Val Verde Co - Under Lake Amistad
  • Falcon Zapata Co - Under Falcon Reservoir
  • Friendship Williamson Co - Under Lake Granger
  • Hagerman Grayson Coy - Under Lake Texoma
  • Halsell Clay Co - Under Lake Arrowhead
  • Hopewell Somervell Co - Under Squaw Creek Lake
  • Pickwick Palo Pinto Co - Under Possum Kingdom Lake
  • Preston Grayson Co - Under Lake Texoma
  • Sabinetown Sabine Co - Under Toledo Bend Reservoir
  • Sparta Bell Co - Under Lake Belton
  • Swartwout Polk Co - Under Lake Livingston Reservoir
  • Time Sabine Co - Under Toledo Bend Reservoir
  • Towash Hill Co - Under Lake Whitney
  • Zana San Augustine Co - Under Sam Rayburn Reservoir

  • 2020 Featured Ghost Towns

     Bushdale
  • Bushdale Milam Co 12-9-20
  • Newburg
  • Newburg Comanche Co 10-23-20
  • Mixon
  • Mixon Cherokee Co 10-15-20
  • Kerby Hill Co 9-10-20
  • Donahoe Bell Co 8-29-20
  • Mendota
  • Mendota Hemphill Co 7-29-20
  • locker TX
  • Locker San Saba Co 7-23-20
  • Grundyville Lampasas Co 7-23-20
  • White Hall Coryell Co 7-16-20
  • Dressy Callahan Co 7-12-20
  • McGirk Hamilton Co 6-21-20
  • Scrap Red River Co 6-9-20
  • Kiomatia Red River Co 6-9-20
  • Cottage Hill Collin Co 6-4-20
  • Ireland Coryell Co 5-7-20
  • Saluria Calhoun Co 5-19-20
  • Frankell Stephens Co 5-6-20
  • Frankel City Andrews Co 5-6-20
  • Fort Chadbourne
  • Fort Chadbourne The Fort - Coke Co 5-1-20
  • Fort Chadbourne Ghost town - Coke Co. 5-2-20
  • Blanton
  • Blanton Hill Co 5-1-20
  • Clark
  • Clark Liberty Co 4-2-20

  • Glazier Hemphill Co

  • Grand Bluff Pinolar Co
  • Ironosa San Augustine Co 3-28-20
  • Iron Bridge Gregg Co 3-25-20
  • Benton
  • Benton Atascosa Co 3-4-20

  • Hoover's Valley Burnet Co 3-1-20
  • Tokio Terry Co 2-15-20
  • Dull's Ranch La Salle Co 2-4-20
  • Dull La Salle Co 2-4-20
  • Larissa
  • Larissa Cherokee Co 1-20-20

  • Wastella Nolan Co 1-22-20

  • Fostoria Montgomery Co 1-23-20
  • Gilliland Knox Co 2-1-20
  • Vessey
  • Vessey Red River Co 1-14-20
  • Ochiltree
  • Ochiltree Ochiltree Co 1-7-20

  • Guion Taylor Co 1-3-19


  • 2019 Featured Ghost Towns

    Talpa
  • Talpa Coleman Co 12-14-19


  • Norton Runnels Co 12-20-19
  • Time
  • Time Sabine Co 11-29-19
  • India
  • Diddy Wa Diddy aka Juliff Fort Bend Co 11-27-19

  • India Ellis Co 9-18-19
  • Barnesville
  • Pluto Ellis Co 7-26-19


  • Barnesville Johnson Co 7-13-19
  • Cedar Station Terrell Co 3-4-19
  • Shafter Presidio Co 3-4-19
  • Adobes
  • Adobes Presidio Co 2-26-19
  • Ruidosa
  • Ruidosa Presidio Co 12-30-18
  • Allen Chapel  
  • Allen Chapel Houston Co 3-1-19
  • Echo
  • Echo Coleman Co 2-18-19
  • Shumla
  • Shumla Val Verde Co 2-12-19
  • Swenson
  • Swenson Stonewall Co 2-7-19
  • Oriana Stonewall 2-9-19
  • Oriana
    Nickel
  • Nickel Gonzales Co 2-4-19
  • Marysville
  • Marysville Cooke Co 1-31-19
  • Towash
  • Towash Hill Co submerged ghost town 1-11-19
  • Augusta
  • Augusta Houston Co 1-4-19
  • Acol Angelina/Polk/Tyler Co 1-4-19
  • Runnels
  • Runnels City Runnels Co 1-3-19


  • 2018 Featured Ghost Towns

    Carter
  • Bragg Hardin Co 12-15-18
  • Carter Parker Co 11-2-18
  • Luxello Bexar Co 11-1-18
  • Luxello
    Belmont
  • Belmont Gonzales Co 11-1-18
  • Wrightsboro Gonzales Co 11-1-18
  • Wrightsboro
    Gooseneck
  • Gooseneck Young Co 10-27-18
  •  
    Proffitt
  • Proffitt & Proffitt Cemetery Young Co 10-19-18
  • Rabb Switch
  • Rabb Switch Lavaca Co 10-26-18
  • Codman
  • Codman Roberts Co 10-2-18
  • Penwell
  • Penwell Ector Co 10-1-18
  • Texon
  • Texon Reagan Co 10-1-18
  • Stiles
  • Stiles Reagan Co 10-1-18
  • Best
  • Best Reagan Co 10-1-18
  • Segovia
  • Segovia Kimble Co 9-18-18
  • Telegraph Kimble Co 6-1-18
  • Roca Springs Kimble Co 10-1-18
  • Yates Kimble Co 10-1-18
  • Telegraph
    Broomtown  
  • Broomtown Austin Co 9-25-18
  • Trickham
  • Trickham Coleman Co 9-21-18
  • Atoka
  • Atoka Coleman Co 9-21-18
  • Lone Grove
  • Lone Grove Llano Co 9-13-18
  • Litwalton Garza Co 9-18-18
  • Litwalton
    Catarina
  • Catarina Dimmit Co 9-12-18
  • Peyton
  • Peyton Colony Blanco Co 9-11-18
  • Ibex
  • Ibex Shackleford Co 9-1-18
  • Rabke
  • Rabke DeWitt Co 8-15-18
  • Sunshine Hill
  • Sunshine Hill Wichita Co 8-9-18
  • Thrift
  • Thrift Wichita Co 8-9-18
  • Bridgetown
  • Bridgetown Wichita Co 8-5-18
  • Click
  • Click Llano Co 8-3-18
  • Hulver
  • Hulver Hall Co 7-11-18
  • Newlin Hall Co 7-12-18
  • Lesley Hall Co 7-13-18
  • Lesley
    Becks Chapel
  • Beck's Chapel Henderson Co 7-6-18
  • Weldon
  • Weldon Houston Co 7-2-18
  • Weldon
    Ratcliff
  • Ratcliff Houston Co 6-15-18
  • Evansville Leon Co 6-21-18
  • Cave Creek Coryell Co 6-25-18
  • Koockville
  • Koockville Mason Co 6-7-18
  • Polly
  • Polly Bandera Co 6-4-18
  • Everitt San Jacinto Co 6-2-18
  • Mayfield
  • Mayfield Hill Co 5-20-18
  • Sparenberg
  • Sparenberg Dawson Co 5-18-18
  • Key Dawson Co 5-18-18
  • Klondike Dawson Co 5-18
  • Quihi
  • Quihi Medina Co 5-16-18
  • Mesquite
  • Mesquite Borden Co 5-15-18
  • Panna Maria
  • Panna Maria Karnes Co 5-6-18
  • Arden
  • Arden Irion Co 5-2-18
  • Geraldine
  • Geraldine Archer Co 5-2-18
  • Mankin Archer Co 5-2-18
  • Dad's Corner Archer Co 4-28-18
  • Olfen
  • Olfen Runnels Co 4-26-18
  • Verand
  • Verand Schleicher Co 4-26-18
  • Hayrick
  • Hayrick Coke County 4-7-18
  • Duke Fort bend Co 3-4-18
  • Valera
  • Valera Coleman Co 2-17-18
  • Silver Valley Coleman Co 1-3-18
  • Silver Valley
    Hovey
  • Hovey Pecos Co 2-6-18
  • McDuff Bastrop Co 2-7-18
  • Rayner Stonewall Co 1-21-18
  • Rayner
  • Finlay Hudspeth Co 2-6-18
  • Mims Chapel Marion Co 2-1-18


  • 2017 Featured Ghost Towns

    Wardville
  • Wardville Johnson Co first county seat 12-23-17
  • Shields
  • Shields Coleman Co 12-14-17
  • Whon Coleman Co 12-14-17
  •  
    Hylton
  • Hylton Nolan Co 11-24-17
  •  
    Sabinetown
  • Sabinetown Sabine Co 10-15-17
  • Sabine Jefferson Co 10-15-17
  • Sabine
    Olfen
  • Darden Springs Lee Co 11-7-17
  • Macey Brazos Co 11-14-17
  • Olfen Runnels Co 9-29-17
  •  
    Hutchinson County - Boom town ghost towns:
  • Isom
  • Whittenburg
  • Phillips
  • Electric City
  • Eliasville
  • Eliasville Young Co 8-11-17
  • Beattie Comanche Co 9-6-17
  • Silver
  • Silver Coke Co 7-24-17
  • Mangum Eastland Co 8-4-17
  • Crystal Falls Stephens Co 8-1-17
  • Bullock Eastland Co 9-3-17
  • Bullock
    Girvin
  • Girvin Pecos 8-9-17
  • Gunsight Stephens 8-9-17
  • Gunsight-
    Eolian
  • Eolian Stephens Co 8-9-17
  • Caddo Stephens Co 7-10-17
  • Rosalie Red River Co 7-1-17
  • Caddo
    Spanish Pass
  • Spanish Pass Kendall Co 7-15-17
  • Bryant Station Milam Co
  • Bryant Station
    Dewees
  • Dewees Wilson Co 6-11-17
  • Bethany Panola Co 6-26-17
  • Bethany
    Echo
  • Echo Coleman Co 5-23-17
  • Santa Cruz Duval Co 6-2-17
  • Santa Cruz
    Pumpville
  • Pumpville Val Verde Co 5-11-17
  • Mount Alamo Kendall Co 4-15-17
  • Worthy Uvalde Co 5-17-17
  • Mt. Alamo
    Carroll Springs
  • Carroll Springs Henderson Co 5-13-17
  • Pickens
  • Pickens Henderson Co 5-13-17
  • Baxter Henderson Co 5-13-17
  • Margaret
  • Margaret Foard Co 5-8-17
  • Terlingua Brewster Co 5-5-17
  • Terlingua
    St. Francisville
  • St. Francisville Matagorda Co 5-1-17
  • Thrift Wichita Co 5-1-17
  •  
    Science Hill
  • Science Hill Henderson Co 4-1-17
  • Fort Elliott Wheeler Co 4-1-17
  • Fort Spunky Hood Co 4-4-17
  • Fort Elliott
    Jonesville
  • Marion First Angelina County seat
  • Jonesville Second Angelina County seat 4-10-17
  • Middlewell Moore Co 4-10-17
  • Olmos
  • Olmos Bee Co 3-16-17
  • Grand Bluff Panola Co
  • Baursville
  • Baurs / Baursville Lavaca Co 3-6-17
  • Old Moulton Lavaca Co
  • Bettina Llano Co 3-15-17
  • Linnville
  • Grube Pecos Co 3-9-17
  • Baby Head Llano Co 3-3-17
  • Linnville Calhoun Co 3-1-17
  • Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill Bastrop Co 2-20-17
  • Swastika Hale Co 2-13-17
  • Wm Penn
  • William Penn Washington Co 2-5-17
  • Gay Hill Washington Co 2-6-17
  • Washington
  • Washington Washington Co 2-5-17
  • Benoit
  • Benoit Runnels Co 2-3-17
  • Vessey Red River Co 2-1-17
  • Shafter Lake
  • Shafter Lake Andrews Co 1-10-16
  • Mobeetie
  • Mobeetie Wheeler Co 1-8-17
  • Fort Elliott 1-8-17
  • Castolon Brewster Co 1-9-17
  • Brooklyn Shelby Co 1-6-17



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    Mobeetie
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    Terlingua
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