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Mars

Ghost town · Van Zandt County, Texas

Brownsboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Brownsboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mars is a ghost town in Van Zandt County, Texas, recorded as unincorporated community in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. It is one of 4 former communities in Van Zandt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mars 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 32.3594° N, 95.7258° W.

Key facts

Elevation460 ft
Nearest living townCallender Lake, TX
Distance to it1.6 miles
Coordinates32.35944, -95.72583

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What's there now

Mars is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Callender Lake, TX (population 926), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 460 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 Mars?

Mars is in Van Zandt County, Texas, at 32.3594, -95.7258.

How many ghost towns are in Van Zandt County?

Van Zandt County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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