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Dog Ridge

Ghost town · Bell County, Texas

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

Dog Ridge is a ghost town in Bell County, Texas. It is one of 9 former communities in Bell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dog Ridge as a historical populated place on the Nolanville 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 31.0541° N, 97.5067° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNolanville
Elevation702 ft
Nearest living townBelton, TX
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1356124
Coordinates31.05407, -97.50668

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What's there now

Dog Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Belton, TX (population 23,769), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 702 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 Dog Ridge?

Dog Ridge is in Bell County, Texas, at 31.0541, -97.5067.

How many ghost towns are in Bell County?

Bell County, Texas has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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