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Weeping Mary

Ghost town · Cherokee County, Texas

Alto quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1946, 1:62,500)
Alto quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1946, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Weeping Mary is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Texas. It is one of 6 former communities in Cherokee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Weeping Mary 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 31.5969° N, 95.1597° W.

Key facts

Elevation224 ft
Nearest living townAlto, TX
Distance to it6.4 miles
Coordinates31.59690, -95.15970

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What's there now

Weeping Mary is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alto, TX (population 825), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 224 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 Weeping Mary?

Weeping Mary is in Cherokee County, Texas, at 31.5969, -95.1597.

How many ghost towns are in Cherokee County?

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

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