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Fort Griffin

Ghost town · Shackelford County, Texas

Fort Griffin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Fort Griffin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Griffin is a ghost town in Shackelford County, Texas, recorded as historic site in Albany (vicinity), Shackelford County, Texas. It is the only former community in Shackelford County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fort Griffin 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 32.9272° N, 99.2322° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townWoodson, TX
Distance to it12 miles
Coordinates32.92722, -99.23222

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What's there now

Fort Griffin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Woodson, TX (population 538), about 12 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Fort Griffin State Historic Site, Albany, Texas, 2009
Fort Griffin State Historic Site, Albany, Texas, 2009 · TxHC (talk) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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