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Ghost town · Sterling County, Texas
Iolanthe is a ghost town in Sterling County, Texas. It is the only former community in Sterling County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Iolanthe as a historical populated place on the Buffalo Draw 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 32.0487° N, 101.0229° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Buffalo Draw |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,379 ft |
| Nearest living town | Sterling City, TX |
| Distance to it | 14.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034904 |
| Coordinates | 32.04874, -101.02289 |
What's there now
Iolanthe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sterling City, TX (population 1,173), about 14.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,379 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Silverghost town · Coke County · 20 mi
- Edithghost town · Coke County · 26.2 mi
- Sancoghost town · Coke County · 29.4 mi
- Q56322296ghost town · Coke County · 37.4 mi
- Bitter Creekghost town · Nolan County · 40.7 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.