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Boynton

Ghost town · Angelina County, Texas

Zavalla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Zavalla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Boynton is a ghost town in Angelina County, Texas. It is one of 17 former communities in Angelina County on the federal names register. No county in Texas has more among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boynton 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 31.2357° N, 94.4296° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townZavalla, TX
Distance to it5.4 miles
Coordinates31.23574, -94.42965

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What's there now

Boynton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Zavalla, TX (population 598), about 5.4 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 Boynton?

Boynton is in Angelina County, Texas, at 31.2357, -94.4296.

How many ghost towns are in Angelina County?

Angelina County, Texas has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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