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Sowers

Ghost town · Dallas County, Texas

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

Sowers is a ghost town in Dallas County, Texas. It is one of 4 former communities in Dallas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 121.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sowers 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 32.8283° N, 96.9906° W.

Key facts

Peak population121
Last recorded population121
Nearest living townIrving, TX
Distance to it2.4 miles
Coordinates32.82830, -96.99060

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What's there now

Sowers is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Irving, TX (population 255,036), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Sowers?

Sowers is in Dallas County, Texas, at 32.8283, -96.9906.

How many ghost towns are in Dallas County?

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

Sources and licences

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.