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Bluff City

Ghost town · Houston 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

Bluff City is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas. It is one of 8 former communities in Houston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bluff City as a historical populated place on the Weches topographic quadrangle: 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 31.5407° N, 95.1444° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWeches
Elevation202 ft
Nearest living townAlto, TX
Distance to it8.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1377450
Coordinates31.54073, -95.14438

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What's there now

Bluff City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alto, TX (population 825), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 202 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 Bluff City?

Bluff City is in Houston County, Texas, at 31.5407, -95.1444.

How many ghost towns are in Houston County?

Houston County, Texas has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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