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Mobile

Ghost town · Tyler County, Texas

Woodville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Woodville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mobile is a ghost town in Tyler County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Tyler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 86th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mobile 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 30.9251° N, 94.4798° W.

Key facts

Elevation213 ft
Nearest living townColmesneil, TX
Distance to it3.6 miles
Coordinates30.92510, -94.47980

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What's there now

Mobile is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Colmesneil, TX (population 697), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 213 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 Mobile?

Mobile is in Tyler County, Texas, at 30.9251, -94.4798.

How many ghost towns are in Tyler County?

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

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