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Prairie Point

Ghost town · Houston County, Texas

Lovelady South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Lovelady South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prairie Point is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. It is one of 8 former communities in Houston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Prairie Point 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 31.0789° N, 95.4894° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townLovelady, TX
Distance to it4.3 miles
Coordinates31.07890, -95.48940

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What's there now

Prairie Point is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lovelady, TX (population 424), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Prairie Point?

Prairie Point is in Houston County, Texas, at 31.0789, -95.4894.

How many ghost towns are in Houston County?

Houston County, Texas has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.