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Chronister

Ghost town · Cherokee County, Texas

Alto quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1946, 1:62,500)
Alto quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1946, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chronister is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Texas. It is one of 6 former communities in Cherokee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chronister 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 31.5322° N, 95.0168° W.

Key facts

Elevation333 ft
Nearest living townWells, TX
Distance to it5 miles
Coordinates31.53220, -95.01680

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What's there now

Chronister is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wells, TX (population 741), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 333 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 Chronister?

Chronister is in Cherokee County, Texas, at 31.5322, -95.0168.

How many ghost towns are in Cherokee County?

Cherokee County, Texas has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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