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Fairy

Ghost town · Hamilton County, Texas

Fairy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Fairy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fairy is a ghost town in Hamilton County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Hamilton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 72nd among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fairy 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 31.8461° N, 97.9825° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,211 ft
Nearest living townHico, TX
Distance to it10 miles
Coordinates31.84610, -97.98250

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What's there now

Fairy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hico, TX (population 1,806), about 10 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,211 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 Fairy?

Fairy is in Hamilton County, Texas, at 31.8461, -97.9825.

How many ghost towns are in Hamilton County?

Hamilton County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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