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Halls Bluff Town

Ghost town · Houston County, Texas

Halls Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Halls Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Halls Bluff Town is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas. It is one of 8 former communities in Houston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Halls Bluff Town as a historical populated place on the Halls Bluff 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 31.3582° N, 95.6602° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHalls Bluff
Elevation176 ft
Nearest living townLatexo, TX
Distance to it11.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1377310
Coordinates31.35824, -95.66023

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What's there now

Halls Bluff Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Latexo, TX (population 373), about 11.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 176 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 Halls Bluff Town?

Halls Bluff Town is in Houston County, Texas, at 31.3582, -95.6602.

How many ghost towns are in Houston County?

Houston County, Texas has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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