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Buchanan

Ghost town · Johnson County, Texas

Joshua quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Joshua quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buchanan is a ghost town in Johnson County, Texas. It is the only former community in Johnson County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buchanan as a historical populated place on the Joshua 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 32.4071° N, 97.4539° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJoshua
Elevation891 ft
Nearest living townCleburne, TX
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2034567
Coordinates32.40709, -97.45391

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What's there now

Buchanan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cleburne, TX (population 32,966), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 891 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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