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Nottawa

Ghost town · Wharton County, Texas

Wallis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Wallis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nottawa is a ghost town in Wharton County, Texas. It is one of 6 former communities in Wharton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nottawa 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 29.5392° N, 96.1489° W.

Key facts

Elevation133 ft
Nearest living townEast Bernard, TX
Distance to it5.3 miles
Coordinates29.53920, -96.14890

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What's there now

Nottawa is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is East Bernard, TX (population 2,653), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 133 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 Nottawa?

Nottawa is in Wharton County, Texas, at 29.5392, -96.1489.

How many ghost towns are in Wharton County?

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

Sources and licences

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