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Advance, Texas

Ghost town · Parker County, Texas

Adell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000)
Adell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Advance, Texas is a ghost town in Parker County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Parker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 50th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Advance, Texas as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.9412° N, 97.9273° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,160 ft
Nearest living townPeaster, TX
Distance to it6.9 miles
Coordinates32.94123, -97.92726

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What's there now

Advance, Texas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Peaster, TX (population 425), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,160 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Advance, Texas?

Advance, Texas is in Parker County, Texas, at 32.9412, -97.9273.

How many ghost towns are in Parker County?

Parker County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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