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Bankersmith

Ghost town · Kendall County, Texas

Cain City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Cain City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bankersmith is a ghost town in Kendall County, Texas. It is one of 4 former communities in Kendall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bankersmith 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 30.1258° N, 98.8214° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,760 ft
Nearest living townFredericksburg, TX
Distance to it10.2 miles
Coordinates30.12575, -98.82142

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What's there now

Bankersmith is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fredericksburg, TX (population 11,254), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,760 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 Bankersmith?

Bankersmith is in Kendall County, Texas, at 30.1258, -98.8214.

How many ghost towns are in Kendall County?

Kendall County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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