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Silver

Ghost town · Coke County, Texas

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

Silver is a ghost town in Coke County, Texas. It is one of 4 former communities in Coke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silver 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 32.0708° N, 100.6825° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,105 ft
Nearest living townRobert Lee, TX
Distance to it16.7 miles
Coordinates32.07083, -100.68250

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What's there now

Silver is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Robert Lee, TX (population 1,033), about 16.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,105 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 Silver?

Silver is in Coke County, Texas, at 32.0708, -100.6825.

How many ghost towns are in Coke County?

Coke County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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