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Taiton

Ghost town · Wharton County, Texas

Hahn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Hahn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Taiton is a ghost town in Wharton County, Texas. It is one of 6 former communities in Wharton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Taiton as a historical populated place on the Hahn 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 29.3745° N, 96.3777° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHahn
Elevation150 ft
Nearest living townNada, TX
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2034976
Coordinates29.37455, -96.37774

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What's there now

Taiton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nada, TX (population 179), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 150 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 Taiton?

Taiton is in Wharton County, Texas, at 29.3745, -96.3777.

How many ghost towns are in Wharton County?

Wharton County, Texas has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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