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Ben Wheeler

Ghost town · Van Zandt County, Texas

Brownsboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Brownsboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ben Wheeler is a ghost town in Van Zandt County, Texas. It is one of 4 former communities in Van Zandt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 456.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ben Wheeler 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 32.4461° N, 95.7039° W.

Key facts

Peak population456
Last recorded population456
Nearest living townCallender Lake, TX
Distance to it5.7 miles
Coordinates32.44611, -95.70389

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What's there now

Ben Wheeler is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Callender Lake, TX (population 926), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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The town of Ben Wheeler, Texas
The town of Ben Wheeler, Texas · Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Ben Wheeler?

Ben Wheeler is in Van Zandt County, Texas, at 32.4461, -95.7039.

How many ghost towns are in Van Zandt County?

Van Zandt County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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