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Dewees

Ghost town · Wilson County, Texas

Floresville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500)
Floresville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dewees is a ghost town in Wilson County, Texas. It is one of 7 former communities in Wilson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dewees 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 29.0206° N, 98.1722° W.

Key facts

Elevation429 ft
Nearest living townPoth, TX
Distance to it6.6 miles
Coordinates29.02056, -98.17222

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What's there now

Dewees is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Poth, TX (population 1,646), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 429 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 Dewees?

Dewees is in Wilson County, Texas, at 29.0206, -98.1722.

How many ghost towns are in Wilson County?

Wilson County, Texas has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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