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Elizabethtown

Ghost town · Denton County, Texas

Justin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Justin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elizabethtown is a ghost town in Denton County, Texas. It is one of 4 former communities in Denton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elizabethtown 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 33.0217° N, 97.2767° W.

Key facts

Elevation623 ft
Nearest living townRoanoke, TX
Distance to it2.8 miles
Coordinates33.02167, -97.27667

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What's there now

Elizabethtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Roanoke, TX (population 9,947), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 623 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 Elizabethtown?

Elizabethtown is in Denton County, Texas, at 33.0217, -97.2767.

How many ghost towns are in Denton County?

Denton County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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