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Purves

Ghost town · Erath County, Texas

Dublin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Dublin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Purves is a ghost town in Erath County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. It is one of 8 former communities in Erath County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Purves 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 32.0036° N, 98.2703° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,428 ft
Nearest living townDublin, TX
Distance to it7.1 miles
Coordinates32.00360, -98.27030

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What's there now

Purves is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dublin, TX (population 3,404), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,428 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 Purves?

Purves is in Erath County, Texas, at 32.0036, -98.2703.

How many ghost towns are in Erath County?

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

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