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Donahoe

Ghost town · Bell County, Texas

Davilla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Davilla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Donahoe 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 Donahoe 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 30.8161° N, 97.3331° W.

Key facts

Elevation537 ft
Nearest living townBartlett, TX
Distance to it6.1 miles
Coordinates30.81611, -97.33306

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What's there now

Donahoe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bartlett, TX (population 1,758), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 537 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 Donahoe?

Donahoe is in Bell County, Texas, at 30.8161, -97.3331.

How many ghost towns are in Bell County?

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

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