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Bushdale

Ghost town · Milam County, Texas

Rockdale West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Rockdale West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bushdale is a ghost town in Milam County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. It is one of 7 former communities in Milam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bushdale 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 30.6830° N, 97.0421° W.

Key facts

Elevation429 ft
Nearest living townRockdale, TX
Distance to it2.7 miles
Coordinates30.68300, -97.04210

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What's there now

Bushdale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockdale, TX (population 5,455), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 429 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 Bushdale?

Bushdale is in Milam County, Texas, at 30.6830, -97.0421.

How many ghost towns are in Milam County?

Milam County, Texas has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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