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Mena

Ghost town · Red River County, Texas

Annona quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Annona quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mena is a ghost town in Red River County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Red River County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 85th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mena as a historical populated place on the Annona 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 33.5834° N, 94.9169° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAnnona
Elevation389 ft
Nearest living townAnnona, TX
Distance to it0.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1385440
Coordinates33.58344, -94.91688

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What's there now

Mena is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Annona, TX (population 249), about 0.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 389 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 Mena?

Mena is in Red River County, Texas, at 33.5834, -94.9169.

How many ghost towns are in Red River County?

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

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