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Ogles

Ghost town · Lampasas County, Texas

Ogles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000)
Ogles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ogles is a ghost town in Lampasas County, Texas. It is one of 3 former communities in Lampasas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ogles as a historical populated place on the Ogles 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 31.1433° N, 98.2903° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOgles
Elevation1,420 ft
Nearest living townLometa, TX
Distance to it7.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2744614
Coordinates31.14333, -98.29027

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What's there now

Ogles is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lometa, TX (population 787), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,420 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 Ogles?

Ogles is in Lampasas County, Texas, at 31.1433, -98.2903.

How many ghost towns are in Lampasas County?

Lampasas County, Texas has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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