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New Birmingham

Ghost town · Cherokee County, Texas

Rusk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Rusk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

New Birmingham is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. It is one of 6 former communities in Cherokee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists New Birmingham 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 31.7736° N, 95.1208° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townRusk, TX
Distance to it2.3 miles
Coordinates31.77360, -95.12080

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What's there now

New Birmingham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rusk, TX (population 5,332), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Plat of planned town-site for New Birmingham, Texas
Plat of planned town-site for New Birmingham, Texas · Rand, McNally & Co. Chicago Illinois / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is New Birmingham?

New Birmingham is in Cherokee County, Texas, at 31.7736, -95.1208.

How many ghost towns are in Cherokee County?

Cherokee County, Texas has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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