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Moore

Ghost town · Brazos County, Texas

Kurten quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Kurten quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Moore is a ghost town in Brazos County, Texas. It is one of 13 former communities in Brazos County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Moore 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 30.7706° N, 96.3311° W.

Key facts

Elevation333 ft
Nearest living townWixon Valley, TX
Distance to it0.9 miles
Coordinates30.77056, -96.33111

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What's there now

Moore is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wixon Valley, TX (population 218), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 333 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 Moore?

Moore is in Brazos County, Texas, at 30.7706, -96.3311.

How many ghost towns are in Brazos County?

Brazos County, Texas has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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