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Anarene

Ghost town · Archer County, Texas

Bobcat Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Bobcat Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Anarene is a ghost town in Archer County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Archer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 55th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Anarene 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 33.4850° N, 98.6658° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,129 ft
Nearest living townArcher City, TX
Distance to it7.9 miles
Coordinates33.48500, -98.66580

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What's there now

Anarene is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Archer City, TX (population 1,453), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,129 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 Anarene?

Anarene is in Archer County, Texas, at 33.4850, -98.6658.

How many ghost towns are in Archer County?

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

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