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Ben Ficklin

Ghost town · Tom Green County, Texas

Wall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
Wall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ben Ficklin is a ghost town in Tom Green County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. It is the only former community in Tom Green County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ben Ficklin 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 31.4028° N, 100.4400° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,861 ft
Nearest living townSan Angelo, TX
Distance to it2.7 miles
Coordinates31.40280, -100.44000

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What's there now

Ben Ficklin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is San Angelo, TX (population 99,507), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,861 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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