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Ghost town · Terrell County, Texas
Watkins is a ghost town in Terrell County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Terrell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 71st among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Watkins as a historical populated place on the Cook Creek North 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 29.9903° N, 101.9383° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Cook Creek North |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,734 ft |
| Nearest living town | Sanderson, TX |
| Distance to it | 30.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2109900 |
| Coordinates | 29.99028, -101.93833 |
What's there now
Watkins is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sanderson, TX (population 678), about 30.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,734 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Drydenghost town · Terrell County · 11.2 mi
- Langtryghost town · Val Verde County · 26 mi
- Pandaleghost town · Val Verde County · 26.8 mi
Questions
Where is Watkins?
Watkins is in Terrell County, Texas, at 29.9903, -101.9383.
How many ghost towns are in Terrell County?
Terrell County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.