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Childers Mill

Ghost town · Bell County, Texas

Holland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Holland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Childers Mill 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 Childers Mill as a historical populated place on the Holland 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 30.9980° N, 97.4422° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHolland
Elevation473 ft
Nearest living townBelton, TX
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2034707
Coordinates30.99796, -97.44223

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What's there now

Childers Mill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Belton, TX (population 23,769), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 473 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 Childers Mill?

Childers Mill is in Bell County, Texas, at 30.9980, -97.4422.

How many ghost towns are in Bell County?

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

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