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Old Troy

Ghost town · Bell County, Texas

Belton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Belton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Troy is a ghost town in Bell County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. It is one of 9 former communities in Bell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Troy 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 31.2318° N, 97.3058° W.

Key facts

Elevation693 ft
Nearest living townTroy, TX
Distance to it2.6 miles
Coordinates31.23184, -97.30584

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What's there now

Old Troy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Troy, TX (population 2,628), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 693 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 Old Troy?

Old Troy is in Bell County, Texas, at 31.2318, -97.3058.

How many ghost towns are in Bell County?

Bell County, Texas has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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