List of ghost towns in Texas
Updated: Wikipedia source
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Texas.
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· List
Acala
Acala
Name
Acala
County
Hudspeth
Settled
Before 1925
Current status
Semi-abandoned
Notes/references
Population high-mark of 100
Acme
Acme
Name
Acme
County
Hardeman
Settled
1898
Current status
Semi-abandoned
Notes/references
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum plant is still in operation at townsite
Adobe Walls
Adobe Walls
Name
Adobe Walls
County
Hutchinson
Settled
1843
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
See also First Battle of Adobe Walls, Second Battle of Adobe Walls
Adobes
Adobes
Name
Adobes
County
Presidio
Settled
1870s
Current status
Neglected site
Notes/references
Only scattered ruins and the cemetery remain.
Albert
Albert
Name
Albert
Other names
Martinsburg
County
Gillespie
Settled
1877
Current status
Semi-abandoned
Notes/references
Location of historic Albert Dance Hall.
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
Name
Albuquerque
County
Gonzales/Wilson
Settled
1857
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Later survey found it to be in Gonzales County, not Wilson as believed at founding.
Aldridge
Aldridge
Name
Aldridge
County
Jasper
Settled
1890s
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Logging town hampered by several mill fires, bypassed by railroad
Alexander
Alexander
Name
Alexander
County
Erath
Settled
1876
Current status
Historic community
Notes/references
Population high mark was 381; approximately 40 remain as of 2000.
Allamoore
Allamoore
Name
Allamoore
Other names
Allamore, Carrizo
County
Hudspeth
Settled
1888
Current status
Semi-abandoned
Alton
Alton
Name
Alton
Other names
Pinckneyville
County
Denton
Settled
1848
Abandoned
1856
Current status
Semi-abandoned
Notes/references
Original Denton County seat; currently remains a ghost town with only the infamous Old Alton Bridge and the cemetery being left.
Alum
Alum
Name
Alum
County
Wilson
Settled
Before 1900
Current status
Semi abandoned
Notes/references
Little recorded history, once had a general store and small school.
Ammans Crossing
Ammans Crossing
Name
Ammans Crossing
County
Kendall
Notes/references
Little information found.
Anarene
Anarene
Name
Anarene
County
Archer
Settled
1908
Abandoned
1950s
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Zero tangible remains
Aransas City
Aransas City
Name
Aransas City
County
Aransas
Settled
1837
Abandoned
1847
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Original Refugio County seat
Arden
Arden
Name
Arden
County
Irion
Settled
1885
Current status
Semi-abandoned
Notes/references
One homestead and cemetery are only remains
Arno
Arno
Name
Arno
County
Reeves
Settled
1907
Abandoned
1915
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Population high mark of 100 residents.
Arispe
Arispe
Name
Arispe
Other names
La Valley
County
Hudspeth
Settled
1885
Abandoned
1940s
Current status
Abandoned
Notes/references
Population high mark of 57
Auburn
Auburn
Name
Auburn
County
Ellis
Settled
1850's
Current status
Semi-abandoned
Notes/references
Only scattered residences and cemetery remain
Audra
Audra
Name
Audra
County
Taylor
Settled
Before 1900
Abandoned
1910s
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Bypassed by railroad and supplanted by nearby Bradshaw
Audubon
Audubon
Name
Audubon
County
Wise
Settled
1865
Abandoned
1900s
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Very little information found; bypassed by railroad
Ayr
Ayr
Name
Ayr
County
Deaf Smith
Settled
1890
Abandoned
1895
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Supplanted by La Plata as county seat and abandoned
Ayres
Ayres
Name
Ayres
County
Washington
Settled
1835
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
One of Stephen F. Austin's original colonies.
Bankersmith
Bankersmith
Name
Bankersmith
County
Kendall
Settled
1913
Abandoned
By 1980
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
No longer exists
Bartonsite
Bartonsite
Name
Bartonsite
Other names
Barton Ranch
County
Hale
Settled
1907
Abandoned
1921
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Most of town's structures were relocated to Abernathy.
Becton
Becton
Name
Becton
County
Lubbock
Settled
1917
Current status
Semi-abandoned
Notes/references
Current population of 125
Belcherville
Belcherville
Name
Belcherville
County
Montague
Settled
1858
Current status
Semi-abandoned
Notes/references
Current population estimated at 35
Belknap
Belknap
Name
Belknap
County
Young
Settled
1851
Current status
Historic community
Notes/references
See Fort Belknap
Belle Plain
Belle Plain
Name
Belle Plain
County
Callahan
Settled
1876
Abandoned
1909
Current status
Neglected site
Notes/references
Original Callahan County seat. Ruins of Belle Plain college and cemetery only remnants
Belzora
Belzora
Name
Belzora
County
Smith
Settled
1850
Abandoned
1930s
Current status
Abandoned site
Notes/references
Once a prominent inland port, now abandoned
Ben Ficklin
Ben Ficklin
Name
Ben Ficklin
Other names
Benficklin
County
Tom Green
Settled
1873
Abandoned
1882
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Original Tom Green county seat, destroyed by catastrophic flood
Benina
Benina
Name
Benina
Other names
Ashton, Boren's Mills
County
San Augustine
Settled
1871
Abandoned
1940s
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
No longer exists
Benton
Benton
Name
Benton
County
Kendall
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Little information found
Benton City
Benton City
Name
Benton City
Other names
Benton
County
Atascosa
Settled
1876
Abandoned
1956
Current status
Historic community
Notes/references
Absorbed by Lytle
Best
Best
Name
Best
County
Reagan
Settled
1924
Current status
Abandoned site
Notes/references
Oil boomtown, once home to 3,500 residents
Bettina
Bettina
Name
Bettina
County
Llano
Settled
1847
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Commune started by German freethinkers
Bexar
Bexar
Name
Bexar
Other names
La Colorada, La Mina de la Colorada
County
Bexar
Settled
1854
Current status
Semi-abandoned
Notes/references
Bypassed by railroad
Birchville
Birchville
Name
Birchville
Other names
Smith Ranch
County
Hudspeth
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
No longer exists
Birdville
Birdville
Name
Birdville
County
Tarrant
Settled
1841
Current status
Historic community
Notes/references
Absorbed by Haltom City
Bitter Creek
Bitter Creek
Name
Bitter Creek
County
Nolan
Settled
1880s
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Near present-day Sweetwater
Block Creek
Block Creek
Name
Block Creek
County
Kendall
Settled
1884
Abandoned
1940s
Current status
Barren site
Notes/references
Commune started by German freethinkers
Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Name
Blumenthal
County
Gillespie
Settled
ca. 1900
Current status
Semi-abandoned site
Boise
Boise
Name
Boise
County
Oldham
Current status
Abandoned site
Notes/references
Railroad town, very little information found
Boldtville
Boldtville
Name
Boldtville
County
Wilson
Bomarton
Bomarton
Name
Bomarton
County
Baylor
Boonville
Boonville
Name
Boonville
County
Brazos
Boracho
Boracho
Name
Boracho
County
Culberson
Boz
Boz
Name
Boz
County
Ellis
Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Name
Bradshaw
County
Taylor
Settled
1909
Abandoned
1990s
Current status
Semi-abandoned
Notes/references
Population high-mark was 450, 61 remained as of 2000
Bragg
Bragg
Name
Bragg
Other names
Bragg Station
County
Hardin
Brazos Point
Brazos Point
Name
Brazos Point
County
Bosque
Britton
Britton
Name
Britton
County
Ellis
Bronco
Bronco
Name
Bronco
County
Yoakum
Browning
Browning
Name
Browning
County
Smith
Bryant Station
Bryant Station
Name
Bryant Station
County
Milam
Bucksnort
Bucksnort
Name
Bucksnort
Other names
Sarahville De Viesca, Fort Milam
County
Falls
Settled
1834
Burning Bush Colony
Burning Bush Colony
Name
Burning Bush Colony
County
Smith/Cherokee
Notes/references
Redirects to Metropolitan Church Association. Burning Bush Colony was a Methodist settlement.
Caddo
Caddo
Name
Caddo
County
Milam
Caddo
Caddo
Name
Caddo
County
Wilson
Cain City
Cain City
Name
Cain City
County
Gillespie
Settled
1915
Notes/references
No longer exists
Calaveras
Calaveras
Name
Calaveras
County
Wilson
Calf Creek
Calf Creek
Name
Calf Creek
County
McCulloch
Current status
Abandoned site
Callahan City
Callahan City
Name
Callahan City
County
Callahan
Calliham
Calliham
Name
Calliham
County
McMullen
Camey Spur
Camey Spur
Name
Camey Spur
County
Denton
Settled
1852
Camp Verde
Camp Verde
Name
Camp Verde
County
Kerr
Cañada Verde
Cañada Verde
Name
Cañada Verde
County
Wilson
Candelaria
Candelaria
Name
Candelaria
County
Presidio
Candlish
Candlish
Name
Candlish
County
Bee
Canyon City
Canyon City
Name
Canyon City
County
Comal
Settled
1960s
Current status
Barren, submerged
Notes/references
Submerged by impoundment of Canyon Lake in 1964
Canyon Valley
Canyon Valley
Name
Canyon Valley
County
Crosby
Cap Rock
Cap Rock
Name
Cap Rock
County
Crosby
Caput
Caput
Name
Caput
County
Gaines
Carlton
Carlton
Name
Carlton
County
Hamilton
Current status
Semi-abandoned site
Carpenter
Carpenter
Name
Carpenter
County
Wilson
Carta Valley
Carta Valley
Name
Carta Valley
County
Edwards
Carter
Carter
Name
Carter
County
Parker
Casa Blanca
Casa Blanca
Name
Casa Blanca
County
Jim Wells
Casa Piedra
Casa Piedra
Name
Casa Piedra
County
Presidio
Castolon
Castolon
Name
Castolon
Other names
La Harmonia Ranch, Campo Santa Helena
County
Brewster
| 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 | ||
| 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 100 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 |
References
- Texas Escapeshttp://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGhostTowns/AcalaTexas.htm
- Texas Escapeshttp://www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/Acme-Texas.htm
- Handbook of Texas Onlinehttps://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/adobe-walls-tx
- Texas Escapeshttp://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGhostTowns/Adobes-Texas.htm
- Handbook of Texas Onlinehttps://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/albert-tx
- Texas Escapeshttp://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsSouth/Albuquerque-Texas.htm
- Texas Escapeshttp://www.texasescapes.com/BobBowman/Aldridge-TX-sawmill-ghost-town.htm
- Texas Escapeshttp://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsNorth/AlexanderTexas.htm
- THSAhttps://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/allamoore-tx
- wwwhttp://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsNorth/Alton-Texas.htm
- THSAhttps://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/alum-tx
- Texas Escapeshttp://www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/Anarene-Texas.htm
- THSAhttps://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/aransas-city-tx
- Texas Escapeshttp://www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/Arden-Texas.htm
- Texas Escapeshttp://www.texasescapes.com/WestTexasTowns/ArnoTexas.htm
- TSHAhttps://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/arispe-tx
- Texas Almanachttps://www.texasalmanac.com/places/auburn
- Texas Almanachttps://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/audra-tx
- Texas Escapeshttp://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPanhandleTowns/Ayr-Texas.htm
- Handbook of Texas Onlinehttps://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ayres-tx