Fasken

Ghost town · Gaines County, Texas

Seminole SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fasken is a ghost town in Gaines County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. It is the only former community in Gaines County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fasken 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 32.5812° N, 102.5452° W.

Key facts

Elevation	3,217 ft
Nearest living town	Seminole, TX
Distance to it	11.5 miles
Coordinates	32.58120, -102.54520

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What's there now

Fasken is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Seminole, TX (population 7,097), about 11.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,217 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Shafter Lake
ghost town · Andrews County · 14.1 mi
Tokio
ghost town · Terry County · 44.4 mi
Arkansas Junction
ghost town · Lea County · 47.6 mi

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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