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Bland

Ghost town · Bell County, Texas

Killeen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:62,500)
Killeen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bland is a ghost town in Bell County, Texas. It is one of 9 former communities in Bell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bland 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 31.2131° N, 97.5144° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townMorgan's Point Resort, TX
Distance to it5.2 miles
Coordinates31.21306, -97.51444

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What's there now

Bland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Morgan's Point Resort, TX (population 4,709), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bland?

Bland is in Bell County, Texas, at 31.2131, -97.5144.

How many ghost towns are in Bell County?

Bell County, Texas has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

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.