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Chalk Mountain

Ghost town · Erath County, Texas

Chalk Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Chalk Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chalk Mountain is a ghost town in Erath County, Texas. It is one of 8 former communities in Erath County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chalk Mountain 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 32.1544° N, 97.9108° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,203 ft
Nearest living townGlen Rose, TX
Distance to it11.5 miles
Coordinates32.15440, -97.91080

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What's there now

Chalk Mountain is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glen Rose, TX (population 2,770), about 11.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,203 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 Chalk Mountain?

Chalk Mountain is in Erath County, Texas, at 32.1544, -97.9108.

How many ghost towns are in Erath County?

Erath County, Texas has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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