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Merriman

Ghost town · Eastland County, Texas

Ranger quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Ranger quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Merriman is a ghost town in Eastland County, Texas. It is one of 5 former communities in Eastland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Merriman as a historical populated place on the Ranger 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 32.4229° N, 98.6981° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRanger
Elevation1,431 ft
Nearest living townRanger, TX
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2034986
Coordinates32.42291, -98.69811

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What's there now

Merriman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ranger, TX (population 2,541), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,431 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 Merriman?

Merriman is in Eastland County, Texas, at 32.4229, -98.6981.

How many ghost towns are in Eastland County?

Eastland County, Texas has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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