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Antelope Gap

Ghost town · Mills County, Texas

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

Antelope Gap is a ghost town in Mills County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Mills County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Antelope Gap as a historical populated place on the Antelope Gap topographic quadrangle: 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 31.3057° N, 98.4645° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAntelope Gap
Elevation1,489 ft
Nearest living townLometa, TX
Distance to it7.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1351154
Coordinates31.30572, -98.46448

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What's there now

Antelope Gap is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lometa, TX (population 787), about 7.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,489 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 Antelope Gap?

Antelope Gap is in Mills County, Texas, at 31.3057, -98.4645.

How many ghost towns are in Mills County?

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

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