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Lake Barbara

Ghost town · Brazoria County, Texas

Snipe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000)
Snipe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lake Barbara is a ghost town in Brazoria County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Brazoria County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 75th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lake Barbara 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 29.0253° N, 95.3894° W.

Key facts

Elevation11 ft
Nearest living townClute, TX
Distance to it0.5 miles
Coordinates29.02528, -95.38944

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What's there now

Lake Barbara is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clute, TX (population 10,650), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11 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 Lake Barbara?

Lake Barbara is in Brazoria County, Texas, at 29.0253, -95.3894.

How many ghost towns are in Brazoria County?

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

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