Apex

Ghost town · San Saba County, Texas

Pontotoc quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Apex is a ghost town in San Saba County, Texas. It is the only former community in San Saba County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Apex 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 30.9696° N, 98.9259° W.

Key facts

Elevation	1,811 ft
Nearest living town	San Saba, TX
Distance to it	19.9 miles
Coordinates	30.96961, -98.92588

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What's there now

Apex is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is San Saba, TX (population 3,125), about 19.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,811 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Pontotoc
ghost town · Mason County · 5.3 mi
Baby Head
ghost town · Llano County · 17.1 mi
Bettina
ghost town · Llano County · 18.7 mi
Hedwigs Hill
ghost town · Mason County · 23.7 mi
Grit
ghost town · Mason County · 26.7 mi
Hilda
ghost town · Mason County · 28.7 mi
Calf Creek
ghost town · McCulloch County · 32.2 mi
Senterfitt
ghost town · Lampasas County · 32.8 mi
Nix
ghost town · Lampasas County · 34.5 mi
Click
ghost town · Llano County · 35 mi
Antelope Gap
ghost town · Mills County · 35.9 mi
Hext
ghost town · Menard County · 36.4 mi

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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