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Harpers Crossing

Ghost town · Hopkins County, Texas

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

Harpers Crossing is a ghost town in Hopkins County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Hopkins County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 70th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Harpers Crossing as a historical populated place on the Cooper South 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 33.3109° N, 95.6475° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCooper South
Elevation445 ft
Nearest living townCooper, TX
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1379897
Coordinates33.31094, -95.64746

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What's there now

Harpers Crossing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cooper, TX (population 2,045), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 445 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 Harpers Crossing?

Harpers Crossing is in Hopkins County, Texas, at 33.3109, -95.6475.

How many ghost towns are in Hopkins County?

Hopkins County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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