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Ghost town · Briscoe County, Texas

Quitaque quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Quitaque quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gasoline is a ghost town in Briscoe County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Briscoe County, Texas, United States of America. It is the only former community in Briscoe County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gasoline 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 34.3425° N, 101.0117° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,492 ft
Nearest living townQuitaque, TX
Distance to it3 miles
Coordinates34.34250, -101.01167

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What's there now

Gasoline is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Quitaque, TX (population 359), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,492 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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