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Sumpter

Ghost town · Trinity County, Texas

Groveton East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Groveton East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sumpter is a ghost town in Trinity County, Texas, recorded as former US town in Texas, United States. It is the only former community in Trinity County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sumpter as a historical populated place on the Groveton East 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 31.0366° N, 95.0538° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGroveton East
Elevation291 ft
Nearest living townGroveton, TX
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2034922
Coordinates31.03657, -95.05382

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What's there now

Sumpter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Groveton, TX (population 996), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 291 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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