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Ellison Springs

Ghost town · Eastland County, Texas

Gorman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Gorman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ellison Springs is a ghost town in Eastland County, Texas. It is one of 5 former communities in Eastland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ellison Springs as a historical populated place on the Gorman 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 32.2415° N, 98.6312° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGorman
Elevation1,329 ft
Nearest living townGorman, TX
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2034968
Coordinates32.24153, -98.63117

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What's there now

Ellison Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gorman, TX (population 1,056), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,329 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 Ellison Springs?

Ellison Springs is in Eastland County, Texas, at 32.2415, -98.6312.

How many ghost towns are in Eastland County?

Eastland County, Texas has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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