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Champ d'Asile

Ghost town · Liberty County, Texas

Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Champ d'Asile is a ghost town in Liberty County, Texas. It is one of 3 former communities in Liberty County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Champ d'Asile as a historical populated place on the Liberty 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 30.0752° N, 94.8169° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLiberty
Elevation23 ft
Nearest living townKenefick, TX
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1377116
Coordinates30.07521, -94.81687

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What's there now

Champ d'Asile is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kenefick, TX (population 798), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 23 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 Champ d'Asile?

Champ d'Asile is in Liberty County, Texas, at 30.0752, -94.8169.

How many ghost towns are in Liberty County?

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

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