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Desdemona

Ghost town · Eastland County, Texas

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

Desdemona is a ghost town in Eastland County, Texas. It is one of 5 former communities in Eastland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Desdemona 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 32.2703° N, 98.5503° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,361 ft
Nearest living townGorman, TX
Distance to it8.1 miles
Coordinates32.27030, -98.55030

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What's there now

Desdemona is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gorman, TX (population 1,056), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,361 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 Desdemona?

Desdemona is in Eastland County, Texas, at 32.2703, -98.5503.

How many ghost towns are in Eastland County?

Eastland County, Texas has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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