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Darden

Ghost town · Bowie County, Texas

Bassett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:62,500)
Bassett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Darden is a ghost town in Bowie County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Bowie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 69th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Darden 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 33.3001° N, 94.5811° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townNaples, TX
Distance to it8.8 miles
Coordinates33.30012, -94.58111

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What's there now

Darden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Naples, TX (population 1,337), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Darden?

Darden is in Bowie County, Texas, at 33.3001, -94.5811.

How many ghost towns are in Bowie County?

Bowie County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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