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Telegraph

Ghost town · Kimble County, Texas

Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Telegraph is a ghost town in Kimble County, Texas. It is one of 3 former communities in Kimble County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Telegraph 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 30.3275° N, 99.9061° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,848 ft
Nearest living townJunction, TX
Distance to it13.8 miles
Coordinates30.32750, -99.90611

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What's there now

Telegraph is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Junction, TX (population 2,439), about 13.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,848 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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This abandoned (I think) building is all that's left in Telegraph aside from its 3 citizens who were nowhere to be found.
This abandoned (I think) building is all that's left in Telegraph aside from its 3 citizens who were nowhere to be found. · Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Telegraph?

Telegraph is in Kimble County, Texas, at 30.3275, -99.9061.

How many ghost towns are in Kimble County?

Kimble County, Texas has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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