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Medicine Mound

Ghost town · Hardeman County, Texas

Medicine Mound quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Medicine Mound quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Medicine Mound is a ghost town in Hardeman County, Texas, recorded as unincorporated community in Hardeman County, Texas, United States. It is one of 2 former communities in Hardeman County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Medicine Mound 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 34.1879° N, 99.5945° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,490 ft
Nearest living townChillicothe, TX
Distance to it6.6 miles
Coordinates34.18786, -99.59453

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What's there now

Medicine Mound is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chillicothe, TX (population 606), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,490 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 Medicine Mound?

Medicine Mound is in Hardeman County, Texas, at 34.1879, -99.5945.

How many ghost towns are in Hardeman County?

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

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