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Spanish Fort

Ghost town · Montague County, Texas

Prairie Valley School quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Prairie Valley School quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spanish Fort is a ghost town in Montague County, Texas, recorded as city in Texas, United States. It is one of 4 former communities in Montague County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spanish Fort 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 33.9520° N, 97.6267° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townNocona Hills, TX
Distance to it7.2 miles
Coordinates33.95201, -97.62669

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What's there now

Spanish Fort is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nocona Hills, TX (population 633), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Site of Spanish Fort, Texas
Site of Spanish Fort, Texas · Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Spanish Fort?

Spanish Fort is in Montague County, Texas, at 33.9520, -97.6267.

How many ghost towns are in Montague County?

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

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