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Baby Head

Ghost town · Llano County, Texas

Cherokee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Cherokee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Baby Head is a ghost town in Llano County, Texas. It is one of 3 former communities in Llano County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Baby Head as a historical populated place on the Cherokee 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 30.8882° N, 98.6531° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCherokee
Elevation1,374 ft
Nearest living townLlano, TX
Distance to it9.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1351376
Coordinates30.88823, -98.65309

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What's there now

Baby Head is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Llano, TX (population 3,411), about 9.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,374 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 Baby Head?

Baby Head is in Llano County, Texas, at 30.8882, -98.6531.

How many ghost towns are in Llano County?

Llano County, Texas has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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