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Star Route

Ghost town · Cochran County, Texas

Morton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Morton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Star Route is a ghost town in Cochran County, Texas. It is the only former community in Cochran County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Star Route as a historical populated place on the Morton topographic quadrangle: 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 33.7476° N, 102.8658° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMorton
Elevation3,851 ft
Nearest living townMorton, TX
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2034865
Coordinates33.74760, -102.86577

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What's there now

Star Route is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Morton, TX (population 1,510), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,851 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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